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A 

NEW AND EXPEDITIOUS METHOD 

FOR LEARNING tJi'fti 

THE FRENCH LANGUAGE, 3 

EXEMPLIFIED BY AN 

INTERLINED TRANSLATION OF WORDS, 
IN ENGLISH, 

OF THE FIRST SIX BOOKS OF THE 

ADVENTURES OF TELEMACHUS; 

AND BY A LITERAL VERSION OF IDEAS: 

To which is prefixed, 

A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF THE 

FRENCH PRONUNCIATION AND PROSODY. 

ALSO, WITH THE VERBS CONJUGATED THROUGH AJJ, 
THEIR MOODS AND TENSES, AND A NOMENCLATURE 
OF WORDS MOST COMMONLY USED* 



BY JOHN THOMAS CARRE. 



PHILADELPHIA; 
J. MAXWELL, FOURTH AND WALNUT STREETS* 

1822. 







EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, to wit. 

BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the 1st day of May, in the 
forty-sixth year of the independence of the United States of 
America, A. D. 1822, James Maxwell, of the said district, 
hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right where- 
of he claims as Proprietor in the words following-, to wit: 

A New and Expeditious Method for Learning the 
French Language, Exemplified by an Interlined Transla- 
tion of H ords, in English, of the first six books of the Ad- 
ventures of Telemachus; and by a Literal Version of Ideas: 
To whtch is prefixed, a Complete System of the French 
Pronunciation and Prosody. Also, with the Verbs Conju- 
gated through all their Moods and Tenses, and a Nom- 
enclature of Words most commonly used. By John 
Thomas Carre. 

In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United 
States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning, 
by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books to the authors 
and proprietors of such copies during the times therein men- 
tioned." And also to the act, entitled, " An act supplemen- 
tary to an act entitled " An act for the encouragement of 
learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, 
to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times 
therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the 
arts ot designing, engraving, and etching historical and other 
prints. 

DAVID CALDWELL, 
Clerk of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 



NAMES OF NUMBERS 



WITH 



A NOMENCLATURE OF WORDS. 



Cardinal Num- 


Numerical 


bers. 


Letters. 


1, one. 


I. 


2, two. 


II. 


3, three. 


III. 


4, four. 


IV. 


5,„ Je* 


V. 


6, six. 


VI. 


7, seven. 


VII. 


3, eight* 


VIII. 


3, nine. 


IX. 


10, ten. 


X. 


1 1 , eleven. 


XI, 


i2, twelve. 


xn. 


13, thirteen. 


XIII. 


14, fourteen. 


XIV, 


1 5, fifteen. 


XV. 


1 6, sixteen. 


XVI. 


17, seventeen. 


XVII. 


18, eighteen. 


XVIII. 


1 9, nineteen.' 


XIX. 


20, twenty. 


XX. 


21, twenty-one. 


XXL 


22, twenty-two. 


XXII. 


and so on to 




30, thirty. 


XXX. 


31, thirty -one. 


XXXI. 


32, thirty two. 


XXXIL 


and so on to 




4-Oiforty. 


XL. 


4\, forty -one. 


XLL 



Les Nombres 
Cardinaux. 
un. 
deux, 
trois. 
quatre. 
cinq, 
six. 
sept, 
huit* 
aeuf. 
<IIx. 
onze. 
douze, 
treize. 
quatorze. 
quinze. 
seize, 
dix-sept. 
mx-huit. 
dix-neuf. 
vingt. 

vingt-&-un. 
vingt-deux. 

jusqu'd 
trente. 
trente-&-un. 
trente-deux. 

jusqu'a 
quarante. 
quarante-Sc-un 



*Y 



NOMENCLATURE. 



42, forty '-two. 


XLIL 


quarante-cieux, 


and so on to 




jusqu'a 


s&JVty* 


L. 


cinquante. 


5\yJifty-one. 


LI. 


cinquante-Sc-un. 


Z>%iJifty-two, 


LIL 


cinquante-deux. 


and so on lo 




jusgu'a 


60, sixty. 


LX. 


soixante. 


61, sixty -one. 


LXI. 


soixante-&-un. 


62, sixty-two. 


Lxir. 


soixante-deux. 


and so on to 




jusgu'a 


TO, seventy. 


LXX. 


soixante-&-dix. 


7\, seventy-one 


LXXI. 


soixante-&-onze. 


72, seventy-two. 


LXXIL 


soixante-k-douze 


and so on to 




jusgu'a 


80, eighty. 


LXXX. 


quatre-vingts. 


8 1, eighty-one. 


LXXXL 


quatre-vingt-un. 


82, eighty-two. 


LXXXIL 


quatre-vingt-deux 


and so on to 




jusgu'd 


90, ninety. 


XC. 


quatre-vingt-dix. 


91, ninety-one. 


XCI. 


quatre-vingt-onze. 


92, ninety **%vq. 


XCIL 


quatre-vingt-douze. 


and so on to 




jusqu'2 


100, owe hundred. 


c. 


cent. 


200, fwo hundred. 


cc. 


deux cens. 


200,three hundred. CCC. 


trois cens. 


400,/owr hundred. CCCC. 


quatre cens. 


500, Jive hundred. 


D, or I3. 


cinq cens. 


600, szx hundred. 


DC, or InC. 


six cens. 


1 00 ^s even hundred, DCC, or 


sept cens. 


, 


I 3 CC. 




800,eight hundred 


. DCCC,or 
P)CCC. 


huit cens. 


900, wz'tfe hundred* 


DCCCC, or 


neuf cens. 




iocccc 


• 


1000, c?2£ thousand. M, or CI3. 


mille. 


Ordinal Numbers. Le 


S NOMBRES ORDINAUX. 


lst^rs*. 


l er . 


premier, M. premiere, F 


2d, second. 


2 d . 


second, M. seconde, F. 


3d, M/rt/. 


3 e 


troisieme, M. 8c F. 


4th, fourth. 


4 e . 


quatrieme. 


5{h,Jifth. 


5 e . 


einquieme. 



NOMENCLATURE. 



6th, sixth. 

7th, seventh. 

8th, eighth. 

9th, ninth. 
10th, tenth. 
1 1th, eleventh. 
1 2th, twelfth. 
13th, thirteenth. 
14th, fourteenth. 
1 5th, ffteenth. 
16th, sixteenth. 
17th, seventeenth. 
18th, eighteenth. 
19th, nineteenth. 
20th, twentieth. 
21st, twenty -first. 
22d, twenty-second. 
and so on, &c. 

Owe?. 
Ponce. 

thrice, 
four times. 

Firsts or in the first filace. 

secondly, or in *Ae second 

filace. 
thirdly, or in the third filace. 

fourthly, or in *A<? fourth 
filace. 



6 e . sixieme. 

7 e . septieme. 

8 e . huitieme. 
9«. neuvieme. 
10 e . dixieme. 
1 K. onzieme. 
12 e . douzieme. 
13 e . treizieme. 
14 e . quatorzieme. 
15 e . quinzieme. 
16 e . seizieme. 
17 e . dix-septieme. 
18 e . dix-huitieme. 
19e. dix-neuvieme. 
20e. vingtieme. 
21 e . vingt-8c-unieme. 
22 e . vingt-deuxieme. 
^ ainsi de suite. 

une fois. 
deux fois. 
trois fois. 
quatre fois. 

premierement, ou en pre* 

mier lieu, 
secondement, ou en second 

lieu, 
troisiemement, ou en troi- 

sieme lieu, 
quatriemement, ou en qua- 

trie me lieu. 









The Months of the Year. 
January, Janvier. 
February, Fevrier. 
March, Mars. 
Afiril, Avril. 
May, Mai. 
June, Juin. 
July, Juillet, 



August, A out. 
September, Septembre. 
October, Octobre. 
November, Novembre. 
December, Decembre. 

The Seasons of the Year. 
The Sfiring, le printemp9. 
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NOMENCLATURE. 



The Summer, Pete. 
The Autumn, Pautomne. 
The Winter, Phiver. 

The Days of the Week. 
Monday, Lundi. 
Tuesday, Mardi. 
Wednesday, Mercredi. 
Thursday, Jeudi. 
Friday, Vendredi. 
Saturday, Samedi. 
Sunday, Dimanche. 

The Four Elements. 
The fire, le feu. 
The air, Pair. 
The earth, la terre. 
The water, Peau. 

The Cardinal Points. 
The east, Porient, ou Pest. 
The west, l'occident, ou 

Pouest. 
The south, le midi, ou le 

sud. 
The north, le nord, ou ie 

septentrion. 

The Five Senses. 
The sight, la vue. 
The hearing, Pouie. 
The feeling, le toucher. 
The taste, le gout. 
The smell, Podorat. 

The Fout* Divisions of the 

World. 
Eurofie, PEurope. 
Asia, PAsie. 
Africa, PAfrique. 
imerica, PAmerique. 



Of the Moon. 

New moon, nouvelle lune. 

First quarter, premier 
quartier. 

Full moon, pleine lune. 

I*ast quarter, dernier quar- 
tier. 

OfGEOGRAPHY. 

Terms relating to the 
Land. 

I. 

A continent, un continent. 

An island, une ile. 

A peninsula, une pres- 

qu'ile. 
An isthmus, un isthme. 
A promontory, un promon- 

toire. 
A mountain, unemontagne * 
A coast, or shore, une cote 

II. 
Terms relating to Water 
The ocean, Pocean. 
A gulf, un golfe. 
A str eight, un detroit. 
A channel, un canal, 
A lake, un lac. 
A river, une riviere. 

Of the Weather^ 
The heat, le chaud. 
The cold, le froid. 
The rain, la pluie. 
The dew, la rosee. 
The hail, la grele. 
The snowi la neige. 
The frost, la gelee 
The thaw, le dfcgeK 



NOMENCLATURE. 



Vil 



A fog, or mist, un brouil- 
lard. 

The glazed frost, le ver- 
ges. 

A storm, un orage. 

Ji temfiest, une tempete, 

A flash of lightning, un 
eclair. 

The thunder, le tonnerre. 

The thunderbolt, la foudre. 

The rainbow, l'arc-en-ciel. 

The wind, le vent. 

A hurricane j un ouragan. 

The Ages of Men. 
Birth, la naissance. 
Childhood, i'enfance. 
Youth, la jeunesse. 
Manhood, la virilite. 
Old Age, la vieillesse. 
Death, la mort. 

Arts and Sciences. 
Divinity, la theologie 
Philosophy, la philosophic 
Logic, la logique 
Natural Philosophy, la 

physique. 
Physic, la medecine. 
Surgery, la chirurgie. 
JLaiv, le droit. 
Grammar, la grammaire 
Rhetoric, la rhetorique. 
'Poetry, ia poesie 
Mathematics, les mathema- 

tiques. 
Astrology, l'astrologie. 
Chronology, la chronologic 
Arithmetic, i'arithmetique. 
Algebra, l'algebre. 
Geometry y la geometric 



Geografihy, la geographic 
Perspective ,1a perspective 
Dialing, la gnomoniquc 
Surveying, Tarpentagc 
Architecture , l'architecture 
Fortifications, les fortifica- 
tions. 
Navigation^ la navigation. 
Music la musique. 
Chymistry, z \a. chymie 
Painting, la peinture. 
Statuary, la sculpture 
Fencing, l'escrime. 
Biding, le manege 
Dancing, la danse 
Drawing, le dessein. 

The Periods of Time. 

^rc instant, un instant. 
^ moment, un moment. 
^ minute, une minute, 
^f quarter of an hour, un 

quart d'heurc 
Half an hour, une demi- 

heure. 
^ Aowr, une heure. 
•^ r/ai/, un jour. 
7^ morning, le matin. 
Noon, midi. 

Afternoon, 1'apres-midL 
7%^ evening, le soir. 
Midnight, minuit. 
^ w<r/r, une semainc 
*4 month, un mois. 
*^ ?/^ar, un an. 
*^w </£•<?, un siecle. 
Eternity, l'eternite 
The beginning, Je com* 

mencement. 
The middle, le milieu. 
The endy la fin. 



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NOMENCLATURE. 



Parts of the Body. 

The head, la tete. 
The hair, lcs cheveux. 
The face, le visage. 
The fore head y le front. 
The features , les traits. 
The eyes* les yeux. 
The eye-brows^ les sourcils 
The eye -lids, les paupieres. 
The nose, le nez. 
The nostrils, les narines. 
T/ze cheeks, les joues. 
2%<f /i/*s, les levres. 
The mouth, la bouche. 
The teeth, les dents. 
The gums, les gencives. 
The jaw, la machoire. 
T/£<? throat, le gosier. 
T/i<? ^ars, les oreilles. 
T/ze chin^ le menton. 
TAe ??ee£, le cou. 
The shoulders, les epaules. 
The arms, les bras. 
The elbow, le coude. 
T/^ wrist, le poignet. 
T/*e hand, la main. 
The fingers, les doigts. 
The thumb, le pouce. 
The nails, les ongles. 
The fist, le poing. 
TV knees, les genoux. 
TAf te^s, les jambes. 
The feet, les pieds. 
T/je /jee7s, les talons. 
TA? A//z, la hanche. 

Wearing Atparel. 
A coat, un habit. 
^ waiscoat, une veste. 
T/ie sleeves, les inanches. 
77/e buttons, les boutons. 



Zfte button-holes, les bou- 

ton-nieres. 
77z<? pockets, les poches. 
A fob, un gousset. 
7V lining, la doublure. 
Linen, du linge. 
77r<? ruffles, les manchettes. 
^f handkerchief, un mou- 

choir. 
Stockings, des bas. 
Garters, des jarretieres. 
Shoes, des souliers. 
Buckles, des boucles. 
.^ /ja* 4 , un chapeau. 
^ W2^, une perruque. 
Gloves, des gants. 
.4 7wz^, un manchon. 
^f co7h£, un peigne. 
^ sword, une epee. 
Boots, des bottes. 
^ rfn^-, une bague. 
^ watch, une montre. 
^f snuff-box, une tabatiere. 
A purse, une bourse. 
Spectacles, des lunettes. 
^f petticoat, une jupe. 
A gown, une robe. 
^3 s/jfrr 1 , une chemise. 
,#?* apron, un tablier. 
Jlfan, un eventail. 
-Ear rings, des boucles d'o- 

reille. 
^ /2m, une epingle. 
A needle, une aiguille. 
^ pin-cushion, une pelote. 
Sweet water, eau de sen- 

teur. 
Powder, de la poudre. 
77/<° powder-box, la boite a 

poudre. 
Ribbands, des rubans. 



NOMENCLATURE. 



IX 



Jewels, des bijoux. 
Scissars, des ciseaux. 
Pattens, des patins. 
Cloth, du drap. 
List, de la lisiere. 
Muslin, de la mousseline. 
Lawn, du linon. 
Gauze, de la gaze. 
Buckram, du bougran. 
Dimity, du basin. 
Velvet, du velours. 
Camblet, du camelot. 
Druggett, du droguet. 
Ratteen, de la ratine. 
Lustring, du tafetas. 

Household Furniture. 
.# <W, un lit. 

77ie curtains, les rideaux. 
«# warming fian, une bassi- 

noire. 
7ft? bed-clothes^ les couver- 

tures. 
fc 3 fiillow, un oreiller. 
*# mattress, un matelas. 
«# straw-bed, une paillasse. 
%# feather-bed, un lit de 

plumes. 
Tfte tester, le fond du lit. 
Z^e £o/* q/* ^e 6ec/, le ceil 

du lit. 
The bed'* s feet, les pieds du 

lit. 
A house, une maison. 
The hangings, la tapisserie. 
A looking-glass, un miroir. 
A chair, une chaise. 
A table, une table. 
A carfiet, un tapis. 
.# table-cloth, une nappe. 
»# /*/ate, une assictte. 
A napkin, une serviette. 
A knife, un couteau. 



A fork, unc fourchette. 

^ spoon, une cuiller. 

^ salt-cellar, une saliere, 

^ cftsA, un plat. 

A porringer , une ecuelle. 

A bason, un bassin. 

^ towel, un essuie-main. 

«fl 6o*v/<?, une bouteille. 

A glass, un verre. 

A cork-screw, un tire-bou- 
chon. 

A candle, une chandelle. 

A candlestick, un chande- 
lier. 

A wax-light, une bougie. 

27/e snuffers, les mouchet- 
tes. 

w3 chest of drawers, un 
bureau. 

A trunk, un coffre. 

»/2 box une boile. 

.# cradle, un berceau. 

The fire, le feu. 

7ft<? chimney, la chemin6e, 

2%e hearth, le foyer. 

7%e? bellows, le soufflet. 

*# grate, une grille. 

*# gridiron, un gril. 

27ze tongs, les pincettes. 

Jfte shovel, la pelle. 

T/?e poker, le fourgon. 

2%e ashes, les cendres. 

The fames, la flamme. 

7%-? smoke, la fumee. 

27* e soo* 1 , la suie. 

Matches, des allumettes. 

7%e* tinder, la meche. 

*3 tinder-box, une boite a* 
fusil* 

A flint, une pierre a fusil. 

27* e $*ve/, le fusil le briquet. 

*# kettle, un chaudron. 

*3 //or, un pot. 






NOMENCLATURE. 



A pot-lid* un couvercle. 
A flesh-hook, un crochet. 
A trevet, un trepied. 
A skimmer •* une ecu moire. 
A/rying pan* une pocle. 
A pudding- pan, une tour- 

tiere. 
A s fiit , une broche. 
A jack, un tournebroche. 
A broom* un balai. 
A rubb'-r* un torchon. 
A dripping-pan* une leche- 

frite. 
A chafing dish, un rechaud. 
A sirve* un lam is. " 
A washing-tub* une cuve. 
Pincers* des tenailles. 
*# rcazV, un clou. 
A hammer, un marteau. 
«2 cullender* un couloir. 

Herbs* Plants* and 
Fruit. 
Turnips* des navets. 
Carrots* des carottes. 
Red-beets* des bettes-raves 
Radishes* des raves. 
Spinage* des epinards. 
Cabbages* des choux. 
Cauliflowers, des choux 

fleurs. 
Artichokes* des artichaux. 
Asparagus, des asperges. 
Lettuce* <\c In laitue. 
Endive* de la chicoree. 
Celery* du celeri. 
Parsley* du persil. 
Purslain* du pourpier. 
Cresses* du cresson. 
Sorrel* de l'oseille. 
Onions* des oignons. 
Garlic, de Tail. 



Shallots, des echalottes. 
Leeks, des porreaux. 
Thym* du thym. 
Chervil, du cerfeuil. 
Sa^-c, de la sauge. 
Melons* des melons. 
Cucumbers, des concom~ 

bres. 
Gourds* des citronilles. 
Pumfikins, des courses. 
Nettles* des orties. 
Pern, de la fougere. 
Thistles* des chardons. 
Aflower, une fleur. 
^f ^w/z/z, une tulippe. 
^ violet, une violctte. 
A pink, un ceillet. 
•^ gillflower, une giroflee. 
^ poppy, un pavot. 
Wild-poppy, du coquelicot. 
Holly* du houx. 
^ tree, un arbi c< 
A shrub, un arbrisseau. 
^ wall-tree, un espalier. 
Brambles, des ronces. 
^ thorn, une epine. 
Afiples, des pommes. 
Pears* des poires. 
Cherries, des cerises. 
Plums, des prunes. 
Almonds, des amandes. 
Peaches, des peches. 
i'Xgv?, des Agues. 
Chesnuts, oes chataignes. 
Walnuts, des noix. 
Small nuts, des noissettes. 
Pilberts, des avelines. 
Oranges, des oranges. 
Citrons, des citrons. 
Grapes* du raison. 
Gooseberries,des groseilles 
Strawberries, des f raises. 



NOMENCLATURE. 



xi 



Of the Study and the 
School. 
Paper, du papier. 
Blotting-paper, du papier 

brouiilard. 
Brown paper, du papier 

gris. 
Gilt pafier, du papier dore. 
A quire of paper, une main 

de papier. 
A sheet of paper, une feuil- 

le de papier. 
A ream of paper, une rame 

de papier. 
A book, un livre. 
A page, une page, 
A leaf, un feuillet. 
The margin, la marge. 
The inky l'encre. 
The ink horn, 1'ecritoire. 
Cotton, du coton. 
A pen, une p'ume. 
The nib, le bee. 
The slit, la fente. 
A penknife, un canif. 
Dust, de la poussiere. 
Sand, du sabie. 



A powder-box, un poudrier. 

A lesson, une lecon. 
Wax, de la cire. 
Wafers, des pains a cache- 
ter. 

A seal, un cachet. 

Pocket-book, des tablettes. 

A ruler, une regie. 

A writing, une ecriture. 

A letter, une lettre. 

A syllable, une syllabe. 

A word, un mot. 

•4n accent, un accent. 

A /ihrasr, une pharse. 

A >entence une sentence. 

•^ period, une periode. 

.^/2 exertisci un theme. 

*tf translation, une traduc- 
tion. 

Verses, des vers, 

Prose, de la prose. 

w4 ofcsX-, un pupitre. 

Parchment, du parchemiEh 

Paste-board, du carton. 

^ d/of, un pate. 

•4 pencil, un crayon, 



T*rgp 



Plurunum pr e rficit sermo, qui minutatim irrepserlt animo. — 

SHIN EC A. 

As truth is the prime object of all useful instruction, 
it is essential that men should be trained from early in- 
fancy to the exercise of their own faculties; and, with 
regard to the opinions which are entertained in matters 
science, to give their assent to those only which car- 
ry conviction to the mind. It is by such a process of in- 
struction alone that we can hope to infuse into the heart 
a rational and generous ambition, and successfully to 
cultivate that divine reason which Providence has de- 
signed as our guide through the intricate and dark mazes 
of the world; that we can secure our reputation from 
the artifice of the knave, our lives from the nostrums 
of the quack, and the education of our children from 
the vain projects and intrigues of the impostor. 

It is in the design of favouring the interests of edu- 
cation, on these principles, that I offer to the public the 
present voiume, as an introduction to the study of the 
French language, with some desultory remarks concern- 
ing the plan upon which it is composed; and the study 
of languages being a primary object in the affairs of 
education, being the medium through which all useful 
knowledge is derived, if i have contributed any thing to 
the interests of this subject, I shall not suppose myself 
un profitably en) ployed. 

At the renovation of arts and belles letters in Europe, 
numerous methods were imagined, with the laudable 
intention of removing the difficulties, to be encountered 
in learning the Latin and Greek classics; but as none of 
them were founded on the nature of these languages, 

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XIV PREFACE. 

they served rather to perplex and create disgust, than 
to encourage the young pupil to proceed with spirit 
and emulation in his studies. The access to the temple 
of the muses ought to be made easy and alluring, and 
not only pleasing to the eyes, but yet so as to strike in- 
to the mind of every beholder noble and virtuous sen- 
timents, and a strong desire of observing, with curiosity, 
the simple but majestic structure of the interior. 

Sanctius, a celebrated grammarian and philosopher, 
was the first who perceived the inefficacy of these 
methods; and, in order to prevent the young students 
imbibing the many erroneous precepts and undefinable 
rules, which tended rather to confuse the understanding 
than to develop its natural faculties, he published in 
1585 his Minerva; Sive de causis linguce Latince, to 
which were added notes by Scioppius and Perizonius: 
his principles are plain, easy, and luminous; and fur- 
nished to his successors, to Rpllin, Locke, Dumarsais, 
and others, the foundation of many ingenious and ex- 
cellent improvements. 

Compelled by circumstances, as unfortunate as they 
were unexpected, to assume the painful and unprofita- 
ble profession of teacher of languages, I fortunately was 
not altogether unprepared for this new condition. A 
desire of acquiring knowledge had incited me to get a 
thorough acquaintance with the principles which these 
philosophers had transmitted to us for our instruction. 
Nature, whom they took for their guide in their inves- 
tigation of the causes of languages, demonstrated to 
them that words were only signs of ideas, produced by a 
previous sensation, or an impression made on our senses; 
that the mind possessed the faculty of dividing these 
words into different classes, and of giving them that ar- 
rangement and application in which consists the art of 
speaking and writing with grace and elegance. Practice, 
therefore, in all languages, as well as in arts and sci- 
ences, has always preceded theory and rules, and this 



PREFACE XV 

alone has conducted its followers to the discovery ot 
useful arts, long before anv theorv of these arts was 
thought of. 

Experience of every day evidently proves to a com- 
mon observer, that children learn by practice alone, and 
without grammar, their mother tongue. Necessity 
urges them to endeavour to imitate the voice of their 
nurses; and after the time marked by nature for the use 
of their tongue, they utter words. Their faculties, still 
weak, do not enable them to receive more than one idea 
at a time; they cannot, therefore, learn more than a word, 
with its signification, at once e Their provision of 
words increasing, the expression of their wants be- 
comes everyday more plain and diversified. Thus by 
Ihis natural practice they improve themselves in pro- 
portion as they grow; and lastly, come to speak as well 
as their parents, without having ever been puzzled by 
rules, unintelligible to the grammarian himself. 

Condillac, in his philosophical grammar, says, " be- 
fore studying the rules of the art of speaking, one must 
be familiarised with the beauties of a language; it is ne- 
cessary that he should be capable of speaking well a^out 
a great many things; and the study of grammar would 
be more disgusting than useful, if it was begun too soon. 
In fact, in order to know the rules of the art of speak- 
ing, it does not suffice to have learnt them by rote, it is 
of an absolute necessity to have formed a habit of 
applying them/' 

In the natural manner of learning our mother tongue, 
there are three periods to be observed: the first consists 
in learning words only, with their signification; the se- 
cond in composing, and the third in speaking with flu- 
ency and correctness. This observation every father 
of a family may make, and it is reasonable to suppose 
that the easiest and shortest method for acquiring a 
critical knowledge of any language, is that which is the 
nearest to the natural one. The interlinary translation 



XVI PREFACE. 

is certainly the nearest to nature; for it gives, in the 
first place, the true intelligence of the words of the lan- 
guage proposed to be learned: in the second place, the 
pupil learns to compose, and lastly, to speak correctly. 
In this manner being enabled to study by himself, he 
loses no time, and not being disgusted by grammar in 
the beginning, goes on cheerfully, and with a rapidity 
always proportioned to his natural capacity. 

As to the Latin, taught by an interlinary translation, 
I refer the reader for his information to the method of 
Mr. Dumarsais; as for myself, an experience of more 
than twenty years has convinced me, that it is more ef- 
ficacious than any other. I have been the first, in this 
country, to use it in teaching both Latin and French. 
The study of grammar I have employed no farther, m thg 
latter language, than the conjugation of verbs. Practice, 
and reading with perseverance the best models, as Cor- 
neille, Racine, Voltaire's Tragedies, and especially his 
Commentaries on Corneille's Tragedies; his Henriade, 
&c. and other celebrated writers, will not only enable 
the student to speak with accuracy, but will develop the 
faculties of his mind, form his judgment, and give him 
a taste for the beauties of thought and noble senti- 
ments, with which these authors abound. 

Mr. Dumarsais, one of the associates of the French 
Encyclopedists, was naturally led, by his reflections 
on the principles of Sanctius, to this invaluable discove- 
ry: by means of which, the most important difficulties in 
learning a language, foreign to our own, will disappear. 
The first fruit of the reflections of Mr. Dumarsais 
upon the study of languages, was his Exposition d'tute 
methode raisonnce pour appretidre la langue Latluc; 
published in one thousand seven hundred and t\vent>- 
two. He dedicated it to MM. BauftVemont, his pu- 
pils, who had made the most happy trial of it; one of 
them having commenced from the alphabet, under the 
direction of his illustrious roaster, made, in less than 
three years, the most singular and rapid pi 



PREFACE. 



xvu 



"This method" says D'Alembert in his eulogium 
of Mr. Dumarsais " has two parts, practice and rea- 
son. To know a language is to understand the words 
ot it; and this knowledge properly belongs to memo- 
ry; that is to say, to that part of the faculties of mind 
which is first developed among children, and is even 
more quick at that age than at any other; it may 
be called the genius of infancy. This faculty ought then 
to be exercised the first, and ought even to be exercised 
alone. Mr. Gueroult, proviseur of the Lycee Charle- 
magne, says, in the preface of a Latin grammar he com- 
posed after Mr. Dumarsais' method, that it is the only 
one capable of procuring, in a little time, a thorough 
knowledge of that language. "The rules of it are simple, 
uniform, constant; founded on the nature of the lan- 
guage, and are not subject to exceptions: in fine, they 
solve all the difficulties of it." 

This method being approved and sanctioned by the 
greatest philosophers, and put in practice in the most 
respectable seminaries of France, since more than a 
century, I thought proper to adopt it also in preference 
to any other in my course of instruction. I accordingly 
put off the study of grammar until the scholar had ac- 
quired a sufficient number of words to enable him to 
read and understand every Latin and French author. 
My pupils, therefore, were first introduced into the 
learning of the Latin and French languages by an in- 
terlinary translation, to which succeeded the transla- 
tion of ideas; and by this plan of instruction, which 
proceeded from the known to the unknown, I have had 
the pleasure to witness the most rapid proficiency. This 
mode requires no other preparation than to know how to 
read; and the student not being confused and perplexed 
by complicate rules, gets a taste for reading and instruc- 
tion, which I have seldom seen or heard to be the case 
with any of those instructed according to the common 
method. 



XVlll PREFACE. 

Having arrived at that period of life, when the in- 
firmities of body render a man incapable of any ac 
exertion, I thought I might still be useful to the ama- 
teurs of the French language and Frefich literature, in 
publishing this true and easy method, illustrated and 
exemplified by the interlmary translation of the six 
first books of Telemachus. A single inspection of the 
first page, will, I confidently believe, convince every 
unprejudiced reader of its superiority over any other 
whatsoever; for, I repeat it, being the nearest to nature, 
it must be the best, and the shortest. These six books 
contain about eight thousand words, with their varia- 
tions, together with their proper significations. The 
French text is as pure as it came from the pen of the 
illustrious Fenelon, being accurately copied from the 
edition of Didot, made from three manuscripts written 
with the hand of the author. It^s a matter of the great- 
est importance, that the books on which a language is 
to be learned, be plain and simple; that the words be 
fraught with pure, chaste, and clear ideas, appropriated 
to every capacity; that the learner may, at the same 
time he furnishes his memory with words, enrich his 
mind with useful knowledge, and cultivate the natural 
sensibility of his heart. There is no book in any lan- 
guage, in my knowiege, more apt to produce this de- 
sirable effect than Telemachus. Every page of this 
incomparable production of the good Feneion, teems 
with precepts of virtue, expressed in a language, sweet, 
harmonious, and sublime; ami, at the same time, as sim- 
ple and beautiful as nature, whose charms are there 
described with so much splendour and majesty. 

Those who, on the contrary, pretend to teach the 
French language on books, expressed in metaplnsc 
and abstract words, which have no visible prototype 
existing in nature, and which are equally incompre- 
hensible to the scholar and to the master himself, may 
indeed teach any one, willing to lose both his time and 



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PREFACE. XIX 



money, and that too without any miracle, to articulate 
empty sounds, and to form with these sounds a kind of 
jargon or gibberish; but never can make by such a pro- 
cess an accomplished French scholar. 

It may be asked, what time will be requisite for learn- 
ing the French, by this plan of instruction. To give a 
peremptory answer to this question, would appear to me 
to be the highest degree of presumption. I therefore 
leave it to the quacks; for to them alone, belongs the ef- 
frontery of promising impossibilities: for the true so- 
lution of it, I appeal to the natural method, from which 
children learn their mother tongue: some speak tolera- 
biy well, though yet in broken language, at two years 
and a half; some later; and some later still. From these 
observations it will appear evident to every man of 
sense, that the progress these children make in learn- 
ing their mother tongue, does not at all depend on their 
parents' skill; but, on the contrary, is always propor- 
tionate to their natural faculties; which it is not in the 
power of any man to give. Besides, let the method be 
as easy and as intelligible as can be, the learner cannot 
be exempt from a proper attention, memory, genius, 
industry and perseverance. Johnson, in his history of 
Milton, speaking of t\i& incredible wonders done by 
Milton's scholars, says, " those who tell or receive these 
stones should consider, that nobody can be taught 
faster than he can learn. The speed of the horseman 
must be limited by the power of the horse. Every man 
that has ever undertaken to instruct others, can tell 
what slow advances he has been able to make, and how T 
much patience it requires to recal vagrant inattention, 
to stimulate sluggish indifference, and to rectify absurd 
misapprehension." Therefore, those who are so void of 
common sense, as to believe that a foreign language can 
be learned quicker than their mother tongue, will, in the 
end, find themselves shamefully disappointed. 

This method being new T in this country, and con- 



XX PREFACE. 

trary to the common practice, will, no doubt, be subject 
to the censure of many; but let the censors consider 
that I have Locke, d'Alembert, Dumarsais, Condillac, 
and the most respectable seminaries of France, on 
my side; and, moreover, twenty years of my o.vn expe- 
rience; which have fully convinced me of its pre-excel- 
lence over any other. Locke, in his book on educa- 
tion, with regard to the learning of Latin, observes: 
"The reasons against it (meaning the common prac- 
tice of teaching) are so evident and cogent, that they 
have prevailed with some intelligent persons to quit 
the ordinary road, not without success, though the 
method made use of was not exactly what I imagine 
the easiest, and, in short, is this: to trouble the child 
with no grammar at all, but to have Latin, as English 
has been, without the perplexity of rules, talked into 
him; for if you will consider it, Latin is no more un- 
known to a child when he conies into the world, than 
English: and yet he learns English without master, 
rules or grammar; and so might he Latin too, as Tully 
did, if he had some body always to talk to him in this 
language. — But if such a man cannot be got, who speaks 
good Latin, and being able to instruct your son in these 
parts of knowledge, will undertake it by this method; 
the next best is to have him taught as near tins way as 
may be, which is by taking some easy and pleasant 
book, such as Esop's Fables, and writing the English 
translation (made as literal as it can be) in one line, 
and the Latin words which answer each of them, just 
over it in the other. These let him read every day over 
and over again, till he perfectly understands the Latin; 
and then go on to another fable, till he be also perfect 
in that, not omitting what he is already perfect in, but 
sometimes reviewing that, to keep it in his memory. 
And when he comes to write, let these be set him for 
copies, which, with the exercise of his hand, will also 
advance him to Latin. This being a more imperfect 



PREFACE. XXL 

way than by talking Latin unto him, the formation of 
the verbs first, and afterwards the declensions of the 
nouns and pronouns, perfectly learned by heart, may 
facilitate his acquaintance with the genius and manner 
of the Latin tongue, which varies the signification of 
verbs and nouns, not as the modern languages do, by 
particles prefixed, but by changing the last syllable. 
More than this of grammar, I think he need not have, 
till he can read himself Sanctii Minerva, With Sciop- 
pius and Perizonius' notes;*' — And in another place he 
says: '■ I grant the grammar of a language is sometimes 
very carefully to be studied, but it is not to be studied 
but by a grown man, when he applies himself to the 
understanding of any language critically, which is sel- 
dom the business of any but professed scholars." — 

If men were not generally more prone to adhere, 
with pertinacity, to opinions, destructive of a liberal 
and useful education, and which are the offspring of a 
wild and ungoverned imagination, the creation of 
ignorance and pedantry, having nothing real but their 
absurdity, I would, very willingly, and cheerfully too s 
have spared the rational reader the trouble of perusing 
this long digression: but considering that the preposses- 
sions in favour of grammar, as a first introduction to 
languages, are extremely inveterate in the mind of many 
Teachers; I have been induced to treat this subject 
perhaps ra titer too profusely, in the hope of persuading 
those at least, who are well disposed to give to this 
method a fair trial, being convinced that it would 
not only turn to their interest and reputation, but 
would prove the greatest benefit they could confer 
on the youth trusted to their care. I confess that it re- 
quires, on the oart of the teacher, more attention and 
more trouble, than the ordinary method; which requires 
nothing more than to put a grammar in the hand of a 
tender and passive being, and see whether, like a par- 
rot, he has learned the lesson assigned him or not. 



XX11 PREFACE. 

With this, on the contrary, both the teacher and the 
scholar must be active. The professor is not to pass 
over any proposition or sentence, without being well 
and clearly explained, and thoroughly understood by 
his pupils. He must also remember, that he has a duty, 
the most sacred to fulfil, that is, to unfold the mental 
faculties of his pupils, to form their judgment, as well 
as to infuse into their hearts lasting principles of true 
honour and virtue. Orievtia Umpora not is intruit eoc- 
emplis. Let him be sensible that the learning of lan- 
guages would become a painful study of empty and 
useless sounds, were it not conducive to the solid 
knowledge of the duties we are bound to discharge faith- 
fully through life. 

Nunc adhibe puro 
Ptctore verba puer, nunc te meliotibus offer. 



REMARKS ON NE PAS NE POINT. 

JV% pas, ne point, are translated in the interlinary 
translation by their proper correspondent in English^ 
for, according to their natural acceptation, pas signifies 
in English, a step, and point, a point; and the same 
difference exists in their metaphorical signification. 
" «7VV ? says the dictionary of the academy, is a particle 
which renders a proposition negative, and which always 
precedes the verb. It is often accompanied by pas or 
point But what place hpas or point to occupy in dis- 
course? When is one preferable to the other? Where 
is one or the other to be suppressed? When must it be 
done? These four questions must be clearly answered. 

First question: where are pas and point to be placed? 
They can be put indifferently before or after the verb, 
if it is in the infinitive mood. Four ne point souffrir: 
in order not to suffer. Four ne souff* ir pas. In the 
simple tenses of other moods they must always follow 
the verb. II ne sonffre point; he does not suffer. 11 ne 



PREFACE. XX11I 

chante pas; he does not sing. On the contrary, in the 
compound tenses, they are placed between the auxiliary 
and the participle. II na point souff.rt, il n J a pas 
chante; he has not suffered, he has not sung. 

As to the second question, it is to be observed that 
point denies more forcibly than pas. It may be equally 
said, il n'a pas cV 'esprit; he has no genius: il n'a point 
d'esprit; and they can say, il tva i as d 9 esprit ceqwil en 
fandroit pour une telle place; he has not the genius 
necessary for such a place. But when it is said of any 
one, il na print d'esvrii: it is then absolute, and no- 
thing more can be added* Therefore, poirJ followed by 
the particle de, determines in an absolute manner, and 
forms a perfect negation; instead that pas leaves the 
liberty of res training it. For this reason, pas is better 
than point before Flus-Moins, Si, Aatant and other 
comparatives: Ci&ron n'est pas mains relieme: t que 
Denv sthene; Cicero is not less vehement than Demos- 
thenes. Denios&hfne ^ est pas si a bond ant que Ciceron; 
Demosthenes is not so abundant as Cicero." It will 
easily be observed that this great difference of accep- 
tation, which these particles have in the French lan- 
guage, is lost in the English translation. 

By the same reason, Fas must be prefered before 
nouns of number. Pas un seul petit morceuu; not a 
single little bit. II n'y a pas divans; it is not ten 
years. Vous wen trouverez pas deux de voire avis; 
you will not find two persons of your opinion. By the 
same reason still, Fas agrees better with some transi- 
tory and accidental thing; Point with some permanent 
and habitual things. II ue lit pas; he does not read, 
that is to say, now. II ne lit point, that is to say, 
never." As to the fourth question, which regards 
the circumstances in which these particles are omitted, 
I think it unnecessary to trouble the reader with ex- 
amples; this knowledge he will acquire sufficiently in 
the progress of his reading. Besides, I may say with 



XX I V PREFACE. 

confidence, that after having learned effectually this 
interlinary translation, he will need no other dictionary 
than that of the academy; this i recommend to him in 
preference to any other. 

Directlo <s for usivg this method with the grea 
v am age. 

The teacher is supposed to pronrnnce the Freri 
with its proper accent and prosody; especially to be 
free from a provincial orgascon accent; fat even that of a 
foreigner is less disagreeable to ears tuned to a melo- 
dious and distinct articulation. The French is to be 
read, svllable by syllable, and to be repeated in the 
same manner until his pupil can pronounce each word 
with propriety. A good pronunciation of the French is 
an object of primary importance, nor is it the SRia 
difficulty to be encountered; especially for grown 
sons. A quack, that is an impostor, for these terms 
are synonimous, will indeed not hesitate to tell the 
time to a second, in which this desirable object can be 
obtained: but an honest and sensible teacher will can- 
didly confess, that even this, can, by no means in his 
power, be ascertained, depending entirely on the con- 
stitution of the organs of speech of Lis pupils. 

To complete and render this mei i feet as pos- 

sible, I have thought that it would become more expe- 
ditive, were the principles of the pronunciation and 
prosody of the French hv tie the learning 

of words. A long experience lias convinced me, that 
it is a matter of importance in tWe art of teaching youth, 
to «ive them but one difficulty to overcome at a time. 
I have accordingly prefixed to the first book of the in- 
interlinary translation, an extract of a method, intitled, 
''Tresordela Jeunesse," by Mr. Gueroult. This method, 
forming a system of correct pronunciation of the French 
language, if properly learned, will not fail of being 
very useful both to masters and scholars. 



PREFACE. 



XXV 



Let us proceed now to the manner the words of the 
interlinary translation are to be taught, so as to find an 
easy access to the memory, and, at the same time, in- 
fuse into the mind the thoughts they express: for this 
cannot be too often repeated, that the study of a lan- 
guage ought not to be confined solely to learning words 
and empty sounds, which serve rather to confuse reason 
than develop its faculties. Wherefore it is the duty of 
a teacher to endeavour to make his pupils understand 
the words of their lessons either by examples or by clear 
definitions. He will make them repeat each lesson as 
often as necessary, with regard to their memory, as 
well as to their comprehension. To ascertain this 
j oiut, he is to read the French words, and the scholar 
to pronounce the corresponding English, without see- 
ing the book. The same French lines are then to be 
compared with the translation of ideas, which is at the 
bottom of every page, and learned, so as the master 
reading the French, the scholar may be able to tell the 
English first, and vice versa the French, on his hearing 
the English read. This manner may appear slow in the 
beginning; but experience will prove that it is not so 
in reality, provided it be executed with zeal and intel- 
ligence. Festina lente should be a principle followed 
by every honest and able teacher. 

Of this translation the obvious advantages are to save 
the trouble of looking for the words in a dictionary, 
and the difficulty of making a proper choice between 
various acceptations of the same words; and, lastly, it 
may serve as an easy introduction to those who desire 
to learn this language by themselves, or who wish to 
read and study the French writers in their genuine 
tongue. To mothers of families it may afford also the 
pleasure of teaching their children, as soon as they can 
read, the French, together with the English, excepting 
only pronunciation, which may be delayed until a fa- 

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XXVI 



PREFACE. 



vourable opportunity. Sensible parents will easily 
perceive the great advantage this home preparation 
would, infallibly, give their children in entering upon 
theirregular course of education. 

It will become necessary, in the progress of this 
course, to learn the verbs; and, to prevent further ex- 
pense, I have joined them to this translation: with a 
catalogue of the most common names of things in daily 
use. 



\ 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE 



Ou vrai cours de lecture, d'ortografihe et de firononcia- 
tioriy ouvrage utile aux enfans conduisant fiar degres 
de V alphabet a la connaissanee des regies de la fironon- 
ciation, de Vortograp-he, de la fionctuation, de la firoso- 
die frangaise; egalement destine aux etrangers aux- 
quels on s^est firofiose d'abreger P etude denotre langue. 

ALPHABET EN LETTRES MAJUSCULES, 



^Figure de la lettre. 


A r om de la lettre. 


A : 




B : 


': BE 


C : 


: CE ou QUE 


D : 


: DE 


E : 




F : 


': FE 


G : 


: GE ou GUE 


H : 


: HE 


I : 




J : 


': JE 


K : 


; KE 


L : 


: LE 


M : 


: ME 


N : 


: NE 


O : 




P : 


PE 


Q : : 


QUE 


R : : 


RE 


S : : 


SE ou ZE 


T : : 


TE ou SI 


U : 




V : : 


VE 


X : 


KSE ou GZE 


Y : : 


low YE 


Z : 


ZE 



XXV111 TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 

Instruction pour les fiersonnes qui enseignent d lire. 

Pour s'assurerque 1'eleve connait bien son alphabet, 
fahcs-le lui lire renverse, mele de toutcs les manieres 
possibles. Faites lui toujours prononcer ou denommer 
les consonnes comme elles sont marquees dans l'alpha- 
bet. 

L'on doit remarquer, dans ces premieres lecons, que 
tout ce qui est discourset raisonnement est fait pour le 
maitre, et non pour Feleve. On ne doit attacher le dis- 
ciple qu'a ce qui est destine aux lecons qui sont a sa 
portee. 

Dites de vive voix a votre eleve: Les lettres se divisent 
en voyelles et en consonnes. II y a cinq voyelles et dix- 
neuf consonnes. Les voyelles sont: 

A. E. I. ou Y. O. U. 

Les dix-neuf consonnes sont: 
B. C. D. F. G. H. J. K L M. N. P. Q. R. S. T. V. X. 

Z. 

Consonnes et voyelles melees ensembles. 

c. d. b. g. h. a. m. n. o. p. q. e. r. s. t. v. u. x. z. i. 
b. f. g. d. e. c. h. til. n. p. j. q. a. 1. r. t. u. x. o. z. 

Voyvllcs renversees. 

u. o. y. ou i. e. a. 

jilfihabet renverse\ en romain. 
z. y. x.u. v. t. s. r. q. p. o. n. m. 1. k. j. i.h. g. f. e. d. c. b. a. 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE, 



XXIX 



Alphabet mele y en romain, 

p. k. n. r, iru-e.b. u. j. d. g. s. z. q. h. p. c. i. a. s. x. o. 

t y. v, 

Alfihabet mele^ en romain^ en italique, et en cafiitales* 

j. b. a. z. r, x. h. g. n. s. c. P. U. I. D, O. T. E, Y. M. 
Q. L. F. V. H. 

a. Z. b. y r c. X. d. v. e. V. f. t. g. S. h. r. i. Q. j. P. k. 
c. /. n. M. 

Alfihabet en Cafiitales. 

X B. C. D. E. F. G ? H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. 
Q. R. S. T. U. V. X. Y. Z. 

Alfihabet en remain, italique et cafiitales. 

A. b. c. D. e. f. g. H. i. j. 1. ?n. n. O. p. q. R. s. t. u. V. 
x. y. z. 

Instruction fiour les fiersonnes qui enseignent a lire. 

Des que Televe distingue bien les lettres, il faut lui 
faire connaitre les caracteres qui varient leurs intona- 
tions. 

Les pages suivantes sont destinees a donnerune pre- 
miere idee des caracteres qu'on appelle accents; des 
trois sortes d*e y des deux u x>, des deux i j % et des six 
consonnes qui ont un son double. On a cru devoir 
mettre ce tableau sous les yeux des maitres et mai- 
tresses, pous les avertir d'en donner aux enfans les pre- 
mieres notions. 

3 * 



XXX TRESOR DE LA JKUNESSE. 

Pour apprendre a distinguer les accents, il ne faut 
montrer que la co.lonne ou lis se trouvent marques. Ce 
qui est place a cote d'eux, est destine a instruire la per- 
sonne qui les enseigne. 

II faut ensuite tacher de faire entendre, ai'eleve, que 
les differentes sortes d'c viennent de ce que les accents, 
dont ils sont marques, ieur donnent une articulation plus 
ou moins prononcee, parce qu'on appuye plus ou moins 
sur elles en les prononcant. 

On a mis en marge des voyelles, marquees d'un 
accent, des mots qui servent a determiner ia maniere 
dont le maitre doit faire prononcer chaque voyelie. 
Pour le decouvrir, il n'a qu'a prononcer les mots qui se 
trouvent dans les exempies. 

li faut faire remarquer que la meme lettre se pro- 
nonce differemment, ties qu'elle est marquee d'un ac- 
cent aigu, grave, ou circonflexe; et que cette prononcia- 
lion est differente, lorsqu'il n'y a point d'accent. 

Dites de vive voix a votre eleve, en lui montrant les 
accents; il y a trois accents, l'aceent aigu', Taccent 
grave", et l'aceent circonflexe\ 

( *) L'aceent aigu est un caractere qui va de droite a 
gauche. 

(A ) L'aceent grave est un canactere qui va de gauche 
a dFoite. 

( A ) L'aceent circor,flexe est un caractere forme des 
deux autres accents leunis et endosses; il se met 
sur les cinq voyelles, lorsqu'elles se prononcent 
ientement, comme dans Its mots: agr, bete y gfle, 
dome, m&se, Ifc. 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. XXXI 

Dites aussi a voire eleve, sans montrer autre chose que 
les caracteres ranges perpendicular cment les uns 
sur les autres, qo 7 U y a deux sortes d't; Vi voyelie 
et Vj consonne. 
i L'i voyelie se figure u et se prononce i. 
j Uj consonne se figure y, et se prononce je. 
II y a aussi deux sortes (TV; Vu voyelie et Vu con- 
sonne. 
u L'w voyelie se figure u se prononce u. 
v L'v consonne se figure v 3 et se prononce ve. 

Les deux iy, et les deux uv, se trouvent dans ie mot 
juive. 

Faites remarquer qu'il y a trois sortes dV; Ve muet, Ve 
ferme et Ve ouvert. 
e LV muet est Ve qui se prononce sourdement; c'est 
celui qui n'a point d'accent, comme on le peut voir 
dans les mots lo-ge, firin-ce, &c. 
e LV ferme est celui qui a un accent de droite a gau- 
che; c?est Paccent aigu e, corame dans les mots 
san-te, bon-te '. 
e We ouvert est celui qui a un accent de gauche a 
dioite; c/est I' accent grave e^ comme dans les mots 
ac-ces, firO'Ces, ab-ces. 
En montrant a votre eieve les lettres <?, e, <?, &\ laites 
prononcer. 
e \Je muet, comme dans la derniere syllable du mot 
pa-re. 

e L'£ ferme, comme dans la derniere syllabe des mots 
pa-re ^ pa-ve. 

e \Je ouvert, comme dans le mot tree. 



XXXll TRESOR J)E LA JETJNESSE. 

e \Je marque d'un accent circonflexe, comme dans 

la premiere syllabe des vnoX^be-te, te-te. 
o L'o, comme dans la premiere syllabe du mot to-me. 
6 Uo marque d'un accent circonflexe, comme dans 

la premiere syllabe du mot do-?ne. 
a L'a, comme dans la premiere syllabe du mot ta-ble 
a L'a marque d'un accent circonflexe, comme dans la 

premiere syllabe du mot pd-te, 
i L'z, comme dans la premiere syllabe du mot hi-ver. 
i L'£ marque d'un accent circonflexe, comme dans 

la premiere syllabe dumot^-/f. 
u L'k, comme dans la premiere syllabe du mot tu-be. 
u L'# marque d'un accent circonflexe, comme dans 

la premiere du mot mu-se. 

Apprenez aussi a votre eleve qu'il y a six consonnes qui 

ont un sont double; ce sont: 

c. g. h. s. t. x. 

c se prononce se, si, devant e, i; Ciceron. 

c se prononce ka, ko, ku, devant a, o, u; cave cote, 

cure. 
g se prononce je,ji, devant e, ij genou,gibier. 
g se prononce ga, go, gu, devant, a, o, u; gateau, go- 

sier, guenon, 
g se prononce g etj, dans le mot gage. 
h se prononce ha, he, hi, ho, hu, dans hate, hetre, hibou, 

hotte, hure: alors on I'appelle // aspiree. 
h ne se prononce point du tout dans habit, Helena 

ver, hate, huit; alors on I'appelle h non-aspiree. 
s se prononce sa, se, si, so, su, au commencement des 

mot sale, seve, sire, sole, suite. 
s se prononce z, entre deux voyelles, case, lese, bise, 

dose, ruse. 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 



XXX1H 



t se prononce ti> au commencement des mots tige, ti- 

gre, tison. 
t se pronence si, dans abbatial, ambitieux, ambition, 

captieux. 
x se prononce kse, (\zns\dlexa?idre, Alexis. 
x se prononce gz, dans cxamen, cxaucer, exemp.lt. 

Instruction pour les personncs qui enseignent a lire, 

L'eleve connaissant bien exacteraent les cousonnes, 
les differentes articulations queleur donnent les voyelies 
a, e, i, o, u, et celles que les voyelies empruntent des ac- 
cents, il faut lui faire lire de suite la table ou toutes 
les consonnes sont unies avec toutes les voyeiles. Eiles 
commencent par ba, be, be, be, &c. II faut lui faire 
lire d'abord chaque ligne horisontaiementj c'esi-a\iire 
ba, be, be, be, bi, bo, bu, passer ensuite a la seconde co- 
lonne: observer sur-tout de ne ie point faire epeier, en 
l'aidant a prononcer les sons et les syllables; ainsi il ne 
faut pas lui dire be, a, ba; be, e, be; be, o, bo; mais tout 
d'un coup, ba, be, bo; l ? avantage de cette roethode est 
de faire connaitre que les consonnes ont ton jours be- 
soin d'une voyelle pour etre articulees, que b devant a 
s'appelle ba; b devant o, s'appelle bo, Sec. 

Sons, formes (Vune consonne et ffune voyelle. 



Ba 


be 


be 


be 


bi 


bo 


bu 


Ca 


ce 


ce 


ce 


ci 


CO 


cu 


Da 


de 


de 


de 


di 


do 


du 


Fa 


fe 


fe 


fe 


fi 


fo 


fu 


Ga 

Ha 


g e 
he 


S e 
he 


he 


hi 


ho 


hu 


Ja 
La 


J e 
le 


j e 
le 


j e 

le 


J 1 
ii 


j° 
lo 


j u 



XXXIV 


Till 


:sor DE 


L\ JEUNESSE 






Ma 


me 


me 


me 


mi 


mo 


mu 


Na 


ne 


ne 


ne 


ni 


no 


nu 


Pa 


pe 


pe 


pe 


Pi 


po 


pu 


Qua 


que 


que 


que 


qui 


quo 


qu 


Ra 


re 


re 


re 


ri 


ro 


ru 


Sa 


se 


se 


se 


bi 


so 


su 


Ta 


te 


te 


te 


ti 


to 


tu 


Va 


ve 


ve 


ve 


vi 


vo 


\u 


Xa 


xe 


xe 


xe 


xi 


xo 


xu 


Ya 


ye 


ye 


ye 


yi 


yo 


yu 


Za 


ze 


ze 


ze 


zi 


zo 


zu 



Instruction fiour les fiersonncs qui enseignent a lire. 

Des que I'Eleve connait bien les sons differents qui 
resultent de l'union de toutes les voyelles, avec les con- 
sonnes, il faut s'uttacher a lui faire lire le tableau al- 
phabetique des mots de deux syllabes; on s'est attache 
a n'y mettre que des sons qui se trouvent dans le tab- 
leau, et qui sont formes d'une con^ojjiie et (Tune voy- 
elle. 

II faut suivre le meme procede a la page xxvii; cette 
page presente une double nouveaute, en ce que, pre- 
mierement, la voyellequi, a la page xxiii,se trouve apres 
la consonne £, &c. se trouve ici avant cette meme con- 
sonne b. 

Mots de deux syllabes, formes des m ernes sons. 



Ba le, 


be te, 


bi se, 




bu te, 


ca ve, 


ce ne, 


ci re, 


co ne, 


cu ve, 


da me, 


de mi, 


di me, 


do me, 


du pe, 


fa ce, 


fe le, 


fi le, 


fo re, 


fu te, 


gage, 


ge ne, 


gi te, 


go be, 


gue, 


ha le, 


he re, 


hi re, 


ho te, 


hu re, 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. XXXV 



Ja va, 


Je su, 




jo li, 


i« gs 


la ve, 


le ve, 


li me, 


loge, 


lu ne, 



ma le, me re, mi ne, mo de, mu le, 

na pe, Ni ce, no ce, nu e, 

pa pe, pe re, pi pe, po le; pu cef, 

qua si, que te, Qui to, quo te, 



ra ve, 


re ve, 


ri me, 


• ro be, 


ru se. 


sa le, 


se ve. 


si VCy 


so le, 


Su ze, 


ta xe, 


te te, 


ti ge, 


to me, 


tu be, 


va se, 


ve lu, 


vi ce, 


vo le, 


vu e, 



Sons formes d'une voyelle et d'une consonne. 



Ab 


eb 


eb 


eb 


ib 


ob 


ub 


ac 


ec 


ec 


ec 


ic 


oc 


uc 


ad 


ed 


ed 


ed 


id 


od 


ud 


af 


ef 


ef 


ef 


if 


of 


uf 


*g 


e g 


eg 


eg* 


!g 


°g 


ug 


al 


el 


el 


el 


il 


ol 


ul 


am 


em 


em 


em 


im 


om 


um 


an 


en 


en 


en 


in 


on 


un 


ap 


ep 


ep 


ep 


IP 


op 


up 


aq 


eq 


eq 


eq 


! q 


cq 


uq 


ar 


er 


er 


er 


ir 


or 


ur 


as 


es 


es 


es 


is 


OS 


us 


at 


et 


et 


et 


it 


ot 


irt 


av 


ev 


ev 


ev 


iv 


ov 


uv 


ax 


ex 


ex 


ex 


ix 


ox 


ux 


az 


ez 


ez 


ez 


iz 


oz 


uz 



Mots des trois syllabes, formes des memessons. 

Ab ba tu, e be ne, o bo le, 

ac cu se, e co le, oc cu pe, 



XXXVI TRESOH 1>E LA JEUNESSE. 

ad mi re, E di le, i do le, 

af fu te, ef fa ce, of fi ce, 

a ga ce, e ga re, i gne e^ 

al lu re, 6 lo ge, o Ji ve, 

am bi gu, em bal le, i mage, 

an rm el, en ne mi, in vi te, 

ap pe le, ' e pi le, o pe ra 

a qua ti que, e qui no xc, 

ar re te, er ro ne, ir ri te. 

as si c!u, es ti me, Is ma el, 

Atta le, e to fe, u ti le, 

a va re, e vi te, o va ie, 

a xi o me, ex ta se, I xi on, 

A xi me, Ozee, O zi as, 

Mots, la plapart de quatre syllabes, formes des sons 
precedents. 

Ba di nage, ne ga ti ve, do ci li te, 

ca pi ta le, en ne mi e, o di eu se, 

ac ti vi te, * e pi so de, fu li cu le, 

da ri o le, re vo lu Ti on, of fi ci al, 

ad di ti on, er ro ne go sier, 

fa ci li te, se cu ri te, ho ne te te 

af fi na ge, Es cu la pe, lo jji ci en, 

Ga ni me de, te me ri te, o li vier, 

ha bi lu de, e ta la ge, mo no po le, 

la ti tu de, V r e ro ni que, om bra ge, 

al li an ce, e va po re, no va ti on, 

ma gi ci en, bi ga ra de, on da ti on, 

A ma zo ne ci vi !i te, po li go ne, 

na ti vi te, ic te ri que, o pi ni on, 

a ne an ti, di vi ni te, ro tu rier, 

pa ci fi que, I du me en, or tlio do xe, 



TRES0R DE LA JEUNESSE. XXXVU 

a pa na ge, fi de li te, so li tu de, 

ra ta ti he, 1 phi ge ni e, o sier, 

sa ga ci te, gi be ci e re, to pi que, 

as so ci e, Hi po li te, Ot to ma ne, 

ta ni e re, li mo na de, vo la ti le, 

at ti tu de, im me di at, no va ti on, 

va ca ti on, Mi co la 1, ex o de, 

a va ri ce, in de fi ni, bu co ii que, 

ex a go ne, pv ra mi de, cu pi di te, 

be ne fi ce, i pe ca cu a na, oc to go ne, 

ce le ri te, ri di cu le, du pe ri e, 

e co li er, i ro ni e, fu ti li te, 

de fi gu re, si mo ni e, gut tu ra le, 

e di fi ce, Is sa char, hu mi li te 

fe li ci te, ti mi di te, lu na ti que, 

ef fi ca ce, I ta li e, ? ul ce re, 

ge ne ra le, vi va ci te, mu tu el ie, 
he ro 1 que, om hi lie, 

le ge re te, ex i le, nu me ra le, 

el le bo re, bo ta ni que, ru ba ni er, 

me de ci ne, co me di en, ur ba ni te, 

e me ti que, oc ca si on, su je ti on, 

Instruction pour les pcrsonnes qui enseignent a lire. 

II y a des mots qui commencent par deux consonnes; 
on a reuni sous un meme coup-d'oeil les combinaisons 
differentes qu'elles peuvent former. La colonne qui 
les renferme est une des plus esse^tielles de cette 
methode. 

En prononcant les sons ble^ bre, &c. II faut avoir 
soin de ne pas faire epeler. An lieu de faire dire a 
Tenfant, be, elle, ble; be, ere, bre; II faut lui faire pro- 
noncer toute de suite et sans epeler, ble, bre, comme on 
prononce la derniere syllabe des mots table, sabre, 

4 



iXXVlll TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 

Les pages xli,xliL et xliti,soMcomposees des mots ct 
de sons formes de plusieursconsonnes etde simples voy- 
elles. Un enfant n'aura pas grande difficulte a les 
prononcer lorsqu'il aura ete bien exerce sur les pages 
xxxviii, xxxix et xl; il faut, pour cela,lui faire prononcer 
exactement chaque son, sans en decomposer les lettres, 
en suivant l'ordre des \oyelles; et ensuite perpendi- 
culairement, c'est-a-dire, en faisant parcourir chaque 
colonne de haut en bas et de bas en haut. 

Sons formes de deux consonnes et d*u?ie voyelle. 



Bla 


ble 


bli 


bio 


blu 


bra 


bre 


bri 


bro 


bru 


cha 


cbe 


chi 


cho 


chu 


chra 


chre 


chri 


chro 


chru 


cla 


cle 


cli 


clo 


clu 


era 


ere 


cri 


cro 


cru 


dra 


drc 


drl 


dro 


dru 


fla 


fie 


fli 


flo 


flu 


fra 


fre 


fri 


fro 


fru 


phra 


phre 


phri 






pha 


phe 


phi 


pho 


phu 


pbla 


phle 


phli 


phlo 


phlu 


gla 


gle 


gK 


glo 


glu 


gna 


gne 


gni 


gno 


gnu 


gra 


gre 


gri 


gro 


gru 


pla 


pie 


P U 


plo 


plu 


pra 


pre 


pri 


pro 


pru 


rha 


rhe 


rhi 


rho 


rhu 


sga 


see 


s^i 






sea 






SCO 


scu 


spa 


spe 


spi 


spo 


spu 


sta 


ste 


sti 


sto 


stu 





TRESOR 


DE LA 


J BUN 


iiSSE « 


XXXIX 


tha 


the 


tbi 




tho 


.thu 


thra 


thre 


thri 




thro 




tra 


tre 


tri 




tro 


tru 


vra 


vre 


\ri 




vro 


vru 



Sons formes des memes deux consonnes et d'une voyelle, 
dins un ordre renverse. 



Vra 


vre 


vri 


vro 




tra 


tre 


tri 


tro 


tru 


thra 


thre 


thri 


thro 




tha 


the 


thi 


tho 


thu 


sta 


ste 


sti 


sto 


stu 


spa 


spe 


spi 


spo 


spu 


sea 






SCO 


scu 


sea 


sge 


s§i 






rha 


rhe 


rhi 


rho 


rhu 


pra 


pre 


pri 


pro 


pru 


pla 


pie 


pli 


plo 


plu 


gra 


gre 


gri 


gro 


gru 


gna 


gne 


gni 


gno 


gnu 


gla 


gle 


|U 


glo 


glu 


phla 


phle 


phli 


phlo 


phlu 


pha 


phe 


phi 


pho 


phu 


phra 


phre 


pari 






fra 


fie . 


fri 


fro 


fru 


fla 


fle 


Bt 


flo 


Bh 


dra 


dre 


dri 


dro 


dru 


era 


ere 


cri 


cro 


cru 


cla 


cle 


cli 


clo 


clu 


chra 


eh re 


chri 


chro 


chru 


cha 


che 


chi 


cho 


chu 


bra 


bre 


bri 


bro 


bru 


bla 


ble 


bli 


bio 


blu 



Xl TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 



fons formes 


des deux 


memes consonnes et cT 


une voyelle 


Tha 


the 


thi 


tho 


thu 


gla 


gle 


gli 


glo 


g!u 


clra 


dre 


dri 


dro 


dru 


bla 


bie 


bli 


bio 


blu 


sea 






SCO 


scu 


gra 


gre 


gri 


gro 


gru 


st a 


ste 


sti 


sto 


siu 


pi a 


pie 


pli 


plo 


plu 


fla 


fle 


fli 


rlo 


flu 


chra 


chre 


chri 


chro 


chru 


rha 


rhe 


rhi 


rho 


rhu 


tra 


tre 


tri 


tro 


iru 


pra 


pre 


pri 


pro 


pru 


cha 


cbe 


chi 


cho 


chu 


phra 


plire 


phri 






pha 


phe 


phi 


pho 


phu 


cla 


ele 


cli 


clo 


clu 


vra 


vre 


vri 


vro 




thra 


thre 


thri 


thro 




spa 


spe 


spi 


spo 


spu 


s^a 


sc^e 


sci 






gna 


gne 


gni 


gno 


gnu 


phla 


phle 


phli 


pMo 


phlu 


fra 


fre 


fri 


fro 


fru 


era 


ere 


cri 


cro 


cru 


* bra 


bre 


bri 


bro 


btu 



Mots de diffe rentes syllabes, composes des sons precede nts» 

bl a me, bi e me, bl in de, 

br a ve, br e ve, br i se, 

ch as se, ch e ne, ch i le, 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 



Xli 



Chr am ne, 
cl a vier, 
cr a be, 
dr a pe 
fl a te, 
f r a cas, 
ph a se, 
gl a ce, 
I gn a ce, 
grape, 
ph a re, 



Chr e me, 
cle men ce, 
cr e che, 

dr es s6, 

fl e che, 

fr e re, 

phr 6 ne sie, 

gl ebe, 

A gn es, 

gr e le, 

ph e nix, 



phi e bo to mie, phi eg ma ti que, 



pi a ce, 
pr a ti que, 
rh abil le, 
s§ a vant, 
Sc a ron, 
sp a dil le, 
st a de, 
Th a lie, 
Thr a ce, 
tr a pe, 
i vr e, 



pi e ui er, 
pr e tre, 
rh e t eur, 
sc e ne, 
sc a man dre, 
spe ci fi que, 
St e tin, 
th e me, 
tr e sor, 
tr e ve, 
I v ri, 



Chr i sti ne, 
Cl i me ne, 
cr i me, 
dr i a de, 
fli bus tics, 
fr i se, 
Phr i gie, 
gl is sa de, 
di gn i te, 
gr i ve, 
ph i si que, 

PI i ne, 
pr i me, 
Khin, 
Sci am, 
Sc ot, 
sp i ra le, 
st i le, 
th im, 

Tr i po li, 



bl o que, 
br o de, 
ch o se, 
chr o ni que, 
cl o che, 
cr o che, 
dr 6 le, 
fl o re, 
fro te, 
gl o be, 
i gn o re, 
gr o te, 
ph os pho re, 

4 * 



bl u te, 
br u ne, 
ch u te, 
chr u dim, 
Cl u ny, 
cr u che, 
Dr u i' de, 
fl u te, 
fr u gal, 
gl u ant, 
ro gn u re, 
gr u ri e, 



Xlli TRESOH DE LA JEUNESSE. 

Pi om be, plume, 

pr 6 ne, pr u ne, 

Rh 6 ne, rh u me, 

sc is si on, sc i u re, 

sc or pi on, Sc u de ri, 

sp on de e, 

stor ax, st u pi de, 

Th o mas, Th u ci di de, 

thr 6 ne, 

tr o pe, tr u se, 

i vr o gne, 

Mots de differentes syllabes, composes des sons precedents* 

bl an ch ir, bl es su re, bl in da ge, 

br as se lie, Br cs se, br im bale, 

ch ar ni er, Ch er so ne se, ch if fo ne, 

cl as si que, cl er ge, cl is te re, 

cr am po ne, cr es se le, cr is ta lin, 

dr ag me, Dr es de, dr il le, 

n 1 a te rie, fl eu ret te, fl ic ti ac, 

fr an ch ir, ft e qu en ce, ft ic ti on, 

gl an du le, gl et te, gl is sa de, 

i gn a re, in di gn e, di gn i te, 

gr as se yer, Gr e na de, gr i ot te, 

ph an to me, Ph e ni ci e, ph il tie, 

pi ai do yer, pi e ni tu de, pi is su re, 

pr ag ma ti que, pr en dre, pr in ci pa le, 

Rh a da mante, rh e to ri que, rh i no ce ros, 

sc an dale, sc e ne, sc i a ge, 

spatule, spectacle, sp i ri tuel, 

st an ce, st er lin, st i gm a tea, 

tr an qu il le, tr en ti e me, tr is t es se, 

bl on di ne, bl u et te, 

br on se, br us que rie, 

ch o co lut, ch u te, 



TRESQR DE LA JEU3ESSE. Xiiil 

cl o ch et te, CI it ni ste, 

cr os se, cr u ci fix, 

dr o gue, Dr u 1 de, 

fl o ta ge, flu xi on, 

fr on de, fr us tre, 

gl o bu 1c, gl u ti na tif, 

i gn o re, ro gn ure, 

gr os se, gr u rie, 

ph os pho re, ph y si que, 

pi on ge on, pi u ma ge, 

pr os cr it, pr u den ce, 

rh o do mon ta de, rh u ma tis me, 

sc or pi on, scui p teur, 

sp on ta ne, spu ta tion, 

st o ma cal, st u pi di te, 

tr om pe rie, tr u 1 te, 

Instruction pour les personnes qui enseignent a lire. 

Si les consonnes empruntent des voyelles de sons 
differens, les voyelles unies les unesaux autres, forment 
avec les consonnes dont elles sont suivies, des sons, in* 
finiment varies, sur lesquels il est important de fixer. 
Tauention des jeunes personnes. Les tables suivantes 
offrent un grand nombre de sons tous formes de Punion 
de piusieurs voyelles. Afin de sauver aux personnes 
qui instruisent, l'embarras de les articuler avec nettete, 
on a mis, a cote de chaque son, des mots dans lesquels 
sont employes les sons qu'on doit faire prononcer a un 
enfant. 

11 faut faire remarquer aux eleves .les articulations 
differentes que donnent aux voyelles, les deux points 
qu'elles portent en tete, comme dans laic aere, 8cc. 



xliv 



TRESOR D£ LA JKUxVESSE. 



Voyelles unies a d'autres voyelles, ou placees a leur suite, 
etformant avec les consonnes ou les voyelles dont elles 
sont suivies, une ou plusieurs syllabes. 



on prononce 


comme dans 


on prononce 


comme dans 


Ae 


ae re 


aoul 


s aoul 


sea 


Ma que 


aur 


M aur 


aen 


C aen 


aut 


£ aut 


ai 


bal ai 


aux 


ch aux 


ai 


1 ai tiere 


ay 


C ay lus 


ai 


1 at c 


aya 


attr aya nt 


aie 


h aie 


aye 


r aye 


aient 


p aient 


ayen 


Bise ayen 


ai'eul 


bis ai'eul 


ayer 


beg ayer 


aide 


A del aide 


ayeux 


B ayeux 


ail 


b ail 


ayon 


cr ayon 


aille 


can aille 






aim 


ess aim 


Ea 


mang ea 


ain 


p ain 


ean 


J ean 


ains 


m ains 


eant 


afflig eawJ 


aint 


cr aint 


eat 


Bor eat 


air 


ch air 


ear 


B ear nois 


aire 


capill aire 


eat 


B eat 


ais 


d ais 


eau 


gat ear* 


aYs 


m ais 


eaux 


moin eaux 


ait 


fait 


ee 


nu ee 


aix 


p aix 


een 


Idum een 


ao 


cac ao 


ees 


ach ees 


aon 


p aon 


eia 


pi ez'a de 


out 


A out 


eide 


Ner eide 


aoux 


Chi aoax 


eil 


ort ^i/ 


au 


P aw 


eille 


bout eille 


aiis 


Em aiis 


tien 


pleb ezerc 


aud 


ch awa* 


eim 


Ben /jet 772 


aul 


Paw/ 


ein 


fr tin 


aulx 


f aulx 


cindre 


f eindre 



TRES0R DE LA JEUNESSE. 



xlv 



on prononce 


comrae dans 


on prononce 


comme dans 


eint 


p eivt 


ieme 


trent ieme 


eing 


s eing 


ien 


magic ien 


eio 


Ang eio logie ieux 


Br ieux 


eoir 


ass eoir 


ient 


t ient 


eois 


bourg eois 


ier 


chart ier 


eoie 


alv cole 


iere 


tan iere 


eon 


pig eon 


iers 


f iers 


eot 


mig o ier 


iette 


d iette 


eu 


bl eu 


ieu 


I ieu 


euf 


b OBuf 


ieue 


ban I ieue 


eufs 


n eufs 


ieux 


p ieux 


euil 


d euil 


10 


CI i'o 


euille 


f euille 


iole 


bab iole 


eur 


p eur 


ion 


ambit ion 


eut 


p eut 


iu 


ab iu 


cux 


d eux 





Dr ya de 


ey 


Bug ey 


yen 


Ca yen ne 


eyer 


grass eyer 


yer 


piaido i/fr 






yon 


Ba yon nais 


iable 


chat iable 






iade 


Dr iade 


oa 


c oa guler 


ia 


mar iu ge 


oar 


bez oard 


ial 


Offic ial 


oeil 


ceuil 


iam 


S iam 


oeufs 


<xufs 


ian 


all Zfl72Ce 


oeur 


s osur 


iand 


ir iand 


oeu 


oeuvre 


iard 


1 2flrd 


oe 


c oe ternel 


ias 


Os ias 


oe 


c oe ffe 


iat 


op ia/ 


oi 


effr oi 


iatre 


opin zcVre 


01 


cr of tre 


iau 


fabl iau 


01 


M ox se 


iaux 


be si i<*wx 


oie 


j °^ 


ie 


p ie 


oo 


c oo perateur 


iee 


mar z» 


on 


f ow 


iel 


yd id 


ouac 


biv ouac 



xlvi 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 



on prononce 


comme dans 


on prononee 


comme dans 


ouade 


esc ouade 


uet 


m uet 


ouage 


Br ouage 


uette 


1 uette 


oud 


c oud e 


ueux 


anfract ueux 


oue 


Cord oue 


ui 


app ui 


oue 


d oue 


uide 


Dr uide 


ouer 


av oucr 


uids 


m uids 


ouet 


j ouet 


uie 


p I uie 


ouette 


ch ouette 


uif 


s uif 


oug 


j 0U Z 


uifs 


J uifs 


oui 


rej oui 


uin 


J uin 


ouie 


ouies 


uil 


c uil lev 


ouin 


bab ouin 


uille 


aig uille 


ouil 


b ouil li 


uir 


f uir 


ouille 


citr ouille 


uire 


c uire 


ouir 


evan ouir 


uis 


Pert wis 


ouis 


b ouis 


uiss 


b uiss on 


oul 


Capit oul 


uist 


c uist re 


oup 


c oup. 


uit 


br uit 


our 


am our 


uite 


tr wz'Je 


ourd 


1 owr<i 


uits 


fr uits 


ours 


j ours 


uivre 


c wnyn? 


oux 


courr oux 


uiiin 


D **ii;?z vir 


oust 


ac oust ique 


uyer 


app uyer 


ua 


alg wo sil 


ya 


Bo wa ard 


uan 


dom J uan 


yau 


Alo yau 


uant 


p wen/ 


yen 


do yen 


uau 


cr uau te 


ye 


couro yer 


lie 


barb we 


yer 


coudot/er 


uee 


n uee 


yeuv 


gibo i/f^f* 


uer 


arg uer 


yeux 


jo yeux 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNE3SE. xlvii 

Instruction pour les personnes qui enseignent d lire. 

Les pages xlvii, xlviii, xlix, et 1, presentent une 
suite de mots monosyllabes, suivant Pordre alphabeti- 
que: on y en a fait entrer le plus qu'il a ete possible, 
sans trop s'attacher au sens, parce que les enfans ont 
toujours beaucoup de peine a bien lire ces sortes de 
mots. 

On a encore separe la consonne simple ou double de 
la voyelle, afin que les eleves en saisissent mieux l'en- 
semble et le resultat, en les rapprochant eux-memes. 

Pour les accoutumer a lire hardiment deux mots 
monosyllabes a la fois, on a rapproche les memes 
monosyllabes, depuis la page li jusqu'a la page Hi; 
cet exercice prepare a quelques petites lectures en 
monosyllabes qui se trouvent a la meme page. L'eleve 
s'en tirera porfaitement, s'il a ete bien exerce sur les 
deux tables de monosyllabes: ces petits triomphes 
allument le courage des enfants; il ne faut jamais man- 
quer a leur en menager. 

Monosyllabes quHl faut f aire lire dPabord par sons sepa- 
res, et ensuite tout d'un mot 

b-ail bail b-iais biais c-ap cap 

bain bain b-ouc bouc C-aux Caux 

b-eau beau b-oue boue c-eux ceux 

b-eaux beaux b-ois bois c-eint ceint 

b-aux baux b-ourg bourg c-iel ciel 

b-oeuf boeuf b-out bout c-ieux cieux 

b-ceufs boeufs br-uit bruit cl-aie claie 

bl-eu bieu b-uis buis cl-air clair 

b-ien bien cl-ou clou 



xlviii 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 



cl-oux cloux 
cl-oud cloud 
c-hair chair 
ch-aud c'naud 
ch-aux chaux 
ch-ceur chceur 
c-oeur cceur 
ch-ien chien 
ch-ou chou 
ch-oux choux 
ch-oix cho^x 
ch-oir choir 
ch-ois chois 
c-oin coin 
c-oing coing 
c-ou cou 
c-oup coup 
c-out cout 
c-our cour 
c-ours cours 
c-ourt court 
cr-aie craie 
cr-aint crdint 
cr-eux creux 
cr-oix croix 
cr-ois crois 
cr-oit croit 
cr-ue crue 
cu-ir cuir 
cu-it cuit 

d-ain dain 
d-ais dais 
d-eux deux 
d-euil deuil 
D-ieu Dieu 



d-ieux dieux 
d-ois dois 
d-oit doit 
d-oigts doigts 
d'-ou ci'ou 
d-oux cloux 
d-roit droit 
dr-ue drue 
JDr-eux Dreux 

f-aut faut 
f-aux faux 
f-auix faulx 
f~aim {aim 
f-ait fait 
f-aits faits 
f-aix faix 
fa -on faon 
f-eu feu 
f-eux feux 
feint feint 
f-ire fire 
fl-eur fleur 
f-oi foi 
f-oie foie 
F-oix Foix 
f- ois to is 
f-oin loin 
f-ouct fouet 
f-oux foux 
f-our four 
fr-ais frais 
fr-ein [rein 
fr-oid froid 
fr uit fruit 
fr-uits fruits 



fu- ir fuir 
fu- i» fuis 
fu-it fuit 

g-ai gai 
g-ain gain 
ge-ai geai 
gu-e gue 
gu-et guet 
gu-eux gueux 
g-out gout 
gr-ain grain 
gr-ains grains 
gr-ais 

gr-ue grue 
gr-ouin grouin 

h-aie haie 
h ait hait 
h-aut haut 
hi-er hier 
h-oue houe 
h-oux houx 
h-uit huit 

j'-ai j ? ai 
j'-aie j'aie 
J- can Jean 
j-eu jeu 
j eux jeux 
j'-eus j'eus 
j-oie joie 
j-ouet jouet 
j-ouets jouets 
j-ouer joucr 
j-oue joue 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNE3SE. 



xlix 



j-ouen' jonent 
j-oug joug 
j-our jour 
j-ours jours 
J-uif Juif 
J-uifs Juifs 
J-uin Juin 
1-aic laic 
laid laid 
P-air Pair 
I'-aie l'aie 
I'-eair i'cau 
L-eu Leu 
1 eur leur 
1-eurs leurs 
1-ie lie 
i-ient lient 
1-ien lien 
1-ieu lieu 
1-ieux lieux 
1-ieue lieue 

1-oi loi 

1-oix loix 

1-oin loin 

1-oue loue 

1-ouent louent 

1-oue loue 

L-ouis Louis 

1-oup ioup 

1-oups loups 

1-ourd lourd 

1-ui lui 

Mai Mai 
m-ail mail 
m-ain main 
m-ains mains 



M-aur Maur 
m-eaux Meaux 
ni-ien mien 
m-ieux mieux 
m-eus meus 
m-eut meut 
m-eurs -meurs 
m-eurt meurt 
m-ceurs moeurs 
mien mien 
m-ie mie 
m-iel miel 
m-oi moi 
m-oins moins. 
m-ois mois 
m-ou mou 
m-oue tnoue 
m-uet muet 
m-uids muids 

n-ain nain 
n-oeud noeud 
n-ceuds noeuds 
n-euf neuf 
n-ie nie 
ni-ais niais 
No-el Noel 
n-oir noir 
noix noix 
n-oueux noueux 
n-ous nous 
n-uit nuit 
n-ue nue 
n-uee nuee 

p-ain pain 
pais pais 
5 



p-ait pa it 
p-aix paix 
p-ais pais 
p-aie paie 
p air pair 
p-aon paon 
P-aul Paul 
p-eau peau 
p-eu peu 
p-eur peur 
p-eus peus 
p-eut peut 
p-eint peint 
p-ie pie 
p ied pied 
p-ieds pieds 
p-ieu pieu 
p ieux pieux 
pl-aie plaie 
pl-ais plais 
pl-ait plait 
pl-ains plains 
plaint plaint 
pl-ein plein 
pl-ie plie 
pl-ienl plient 
pl-eurs pleurs 
pl-eut pleut 
pl-uie pluie 
p-oids poids 
pois pois 
p-oix poix 
p-oint point 
p-oing poing 
p-oil poil 
p-oils poils 
p-oulx poulx 



i 



TRFSOR DE L\ JEUXESSK. 



pr-ie pne 
pr-ient prient 
pr-oie proie 
p-roue proue 
p-uits puits 

qu-ai quai 
qu-art quart 
qu-imd quand 
qu-ant quant 
qu-el quel 
qu-eue queue 
qu'-eux qu'eux 
qu'-ii qu'ii 
qu-oi quoi 
qu-int quint 
qu'-on qu'on 
qu'un qu'un 

r-aie raie 
r-eins reins 
R-eins Reins 
r-ien rien 
R-oi Roi 
r-oue roue 
r-oux roux 
R-ouen Rouen 
r-ouet rouet 
r-ouer rouer 
r-ue rue 

s-aie saie 
s-ais sais 
s-ain sain 
s-aint saint 
s-ait sait 
s-auf sauf 



s-aut saut 
sc-cau sceau 
s-ceaux sceaux 
s-ein sein 
s-eing scing 
s-ceur soeur 
s-aoul saoul 
s-eul seul 
s-euil seuil 
sc-ie scie 
sc-ient scient 
s-ien sien 
sc-ieurs scicurs 
s-oi soi 
s-oie soie 
s-oin soiu 
s-oir soir 
s-ois sois 
s-oit soit 
s-oient soient 
s-oif soif 
s-ourd sourd 
s-ens sens 
s-uie suie 
s-uis suis 
s-uif suif 
s-uit suit 

t-aie taie 
t-aux taux 
t-eins teins 
t-eint teint 
t-ien tien 
t-iens tiens 
t-ient tient 
t-iers tiers 
t-ous tous 



t-out tout 
t-oux toux 
t-oit toit 
tr-ain train 
t-rait trait 
tr-aits traits 
tr-ois trois 
T-roic Troie 
t-our tour 
T-ours Tours 
tr-ou trou 
tr-ou e troue 
tr-uie truie 

v-aut vaut 
v-eau veau 
v-eaux veaux 
v-ain vain 
v-air vair 
v-oeu vceu 
v-03ux voeux 
v-eut veut 
v-ie vie 
v-ieil vieil 
v-ieux vicux 
v-iens viens 
v-ient vient 
v-oix voix 
v-oir voir 
v-ois vols 
v-oit voit 
v-oient voient 
vr-ai vrai 
v-ue vue 
v-ues vues 

y-eux yeux 



TRESOR DELA JEUNESSE. 



U 



Monosyllabes et dissyllabes composes des monosyllabes 
precedents simples. 
coeur de Roi, faux seing, 



air fier, 
ai!-leurs, 
ait eu, 
Aout chaud, 
au mieux, 
aux cieux, 
aient iieu, 

bail-leur, 
bain froid, 
beau jeu, 
beaux yeux, 
boeuf noir, 
b!eu clair, 
bicnt fait, 
biai ser, 
bou-quin, 
bou-eux, 
boui-d-bout, 
bois-seau, 
bout-te-feu, 
bruit-sourd, 
buits-court, 
cail-lou, 
cient au tour, 
ciel bleu, 
cieux en feu, 
claie de bois, 
clou diuit, 
ciair et frais, 
chair crue, 
chaud et froid, 
chaux et craie, 
chou-fieur, 



chien fou, 
coing cult, 
coup dc feu, 
cou-teau, 
cou cou, 
cou de boeuf, 
cour-te joie, 
cours droit, 
craie et chaud, 
creux et r>!ien, 
croix de buis, 
crois-moi, 
cuir ct chair, 
cuit au four, 
crue d'eau, 

dais en l'air, 
ciain vieux, 
deuil de cour, 
deux a deux, 
dieu des dieux, 
doigt au trou, 
doigts courts, 
doit tout, 
doux au coeur, 
doit et haut, 
eau-de-vie, 



faim el soif, 
fais bien, 
fais-ceaux, 
fait a tout, 
fait au tour, 
faix lourd, 
feux de bois, 
feux de nuit, 
faint et faux, 
fier et haut, 
fleur et fruit, 
foie de veau, 
foi de Roi, 
foin et grain, 
fouet de cuir, 
four chaud, 
frais et gai, 
frein doux, 
froid noir, 
fruits et fleurs, 
fuir loin, 

gai et gue, 
gai noir, 
guet a pied, 
gueux a rouer, 
grains et foins, 



eau de S. Cloud, grue en l'air, 
eux et vous, groin de truie, 



ceuf frais, 
ceufs cuits, 
ceil de boeuf, 



haie de buis, 
haut et fier, 
hier au soir, 
houx noueux, 



lii 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 



houe de bois, 
huis clos, 
huit fois, 

Jean et Louis, 
jeu d'oie, 
jeux de main, 
j'eus eier, 
joie au cceur, 
jouet a jouer, 
joue a joue, 
jour et nuit, 
joug et Juif, 
Juin et Mai, 

laid et fou, 
lait chaud, 
laie et loup, 
1'air et I'eau, 
lie et Leu, 
lient tout, 
lieux saints, 
lieue loin, 
loi et loix, 
loin d'eux, 
Louis trois, 
loup et laie, 
lui et vous, 

iVlai et Juin 
mail a jouer, 
main- te -finis, 
main-tien, 
mais au moins, 
Maur et Louis, 
maux de cceur, 



meus et muet, 
le mien, le tien, 
mieux fait, 
muers et muert, 
mie de pain, 
niiel doux, 
moi et eux, 
mois d'Aout, 
moins bien, 
mou-leur, 
muet et sourd, 
muids d'eau, 

nain a pied, 
neuf et trois, 
nie et nient, 
noir de peau, 
Noel et Jean, 
iioue et nouent, 
noue en deux, 
nous et eux, 
nuit et jour, 
nue et nuee, 

oit et oient, 
oie et ouais, 
oui et ouies, 
oint et saint, 
ouir et voir, 
ours noir, 

pain c.uit, 
paix de Dieu, 
pays de Caux, 
paie de Roi, 
pair laic, 



paon en 1'air, 
peau de chien, 
Paul et Louis, 
peur et fuir, 
peu-a-peu, 
peint en beau, 
pieu de bois, 
pied a pied, 
pied de Hoi, 
plait a Dieu, 
plaint de tous, 
plein d'eau, 
pl'e et plient, 
pi\ ds et poix, 
poi^ en ileurs, 
pleurs et pleut, 
peut-on voir, 
point ou tout, 
poing court, 
poil roux, 
plaie au cceur, 
pluie en Fair, 
prie Dieu, 
prient tous, 
proue a l'eau, 
puits et sceau, 

quai neuf, 
quart et quint, 
quant et quanck 
quel qiril s>oh, 
queue de loup, 
quoi qu'il ait, 
quint et quart, 
qu'un y soit, 
qiron le lie, 



THfcS Hi DE LA JfcU^ESSE. 



liii 



raye et rayent, soif et fairn, 

raie et reins, soi seul, 

Reims et Rouen, soin a tout, 



rien en tout, 
Rois des Rois, 
roue et rouet, 
roux et bleu, 
rouet et roue, 
rue St. Louis, 

sain et sauf, 
Saint Leu, 
saute en Pair, 
sceau du Roi, 



soir et soie, 
sois a moi, 
soit et soient, 
sourd a tour, 
sous la main, 
suie en leu, 
suit a pied, 
suit" neuf, 
suis-moi, 

taie a 1'ceiK 



seing et sceaux, taut et tous, 
sein el saints, tient en noir, 



sceur de lait, 
saoui de tout, 
seul a seul, 
seuil de bois, 
scie a main, 
scieurs de bois, 



tient bien, 
tout en haut, 
toil en feu, 
trait en tr^is, 
traits de feu, 
train de bois, 



le sien, le mien, trois a trois, 



Troie et Tours, 
tour a tour, 
trou et truie, 

vaurien, 
veau cuit, 
veaux noirs, 
vain et fier, 
vain et vieil. 
voeux au ciel, 
veut et veux, 
vie des Saiuts, 
vien et vient, 
vieux oin^, 
voie de iait, 
voir en haut, 
voir le jour, 
vois et voient, 
vraib et faux, 
vois et vue, 
vue et voir, 
vanne et vanner, 



Piece de lecture, compose- e de monosyllabes. 

Dieu a fait le Ciel et tout ce qu'on voit sous les 
Cieux, tout ce qui est dans les eaux, et en tous lieux. 
II a fait le jour et la nuit. 

Dieu voit tout. II voit le bien et le mal qu'on fait 
II voit tout ce qui est dans nos cceurs. Dieu fait tout 
ce -qui lui plait. II a fait tout ce qui est dans les airs. 
II tient tout lesbiens dans sa main. 

Dieu est le Roi des Rois, le Saint des Saints, le Dieu 
des Dieux. Nos vceux et nos cceurs sont ce qui lui 

5 * 



Hv 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNEilSE. 



plait de mieux. Quand on a la Foi, on croit tout ce 
qu'il fait pour nous. 

Instruction pour les personnes qui enseignent d lire. 
Les sons composes qui terminent les^iiflferents temps 
des verbes, embarrassent longtemps les enfants. Pour 
y remedier, on a fait entrer dans les pages 27 et 23, 
une suite de verbes de deux, de trois et de quatre syl- 
labes, ranges par ordre alphabetique: on y a rapproche 
les terminaisons ent, ant, ait et aient^ que les enfants 
confondent ordinaire rnent. II faut avoir soin de les 
bien exercer sur ces ditierentes terminaisons; iis n'y 
trouveront plus aucune difficulty dans la suite. 

La page xlviii contient une suite de petites phrases, 
ou l'on a rapproclie les verbes du mot qui n'est point 
verbe, pour fuire com prendre aux enfants que les trois 
lettres ent, se prononcent comme un e muet, a la fin 
d'un verbe; et que ces trois lettres se prononcent toutes 
a la fin de tous les autres mots. 

Mots de deux syl? Mots de trois syl- Mots de quatre syl- 



lobes. 
ai mer, 
ai mant, 
ai ment, 
ai mait, 
ai maient, 

-boi re, 
bu vant, 
boi vent, 
bu vait, 
bu vaient, 



labes. 
ab bat tre, 
ab bat tant, 
ab bat tent, 
ab bat tait, 
ab bat taient, 

ba Ian cer, 
ba Ian cant, 
ba Ian cent, 
ba Ian ^ait, 
ba Ian caient, 



labes 
ac cou tu mer, 
ac cou tu mant, 
ac cou tu ment, 
ac cou tu mait, 
ac cou tu maient, 

bal bu ti er, 
bal bu ti ant, 
bal bu ti ent, 
bal bu ti ait, 
bal bu ti aient, 



chan ter, 



cha ti cr, 



ca ra co ler, 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 



\V 



Mots de deuce syl- Mots de iroissyl- Mots de quatre syl- 
labus, labes. labes. 

chan tant, cha. ti ant, ca ra co lant, 

chan tent, cha ti ent, ca ra co lent, 

chan tait, cha. ti ait, ca ra co lait, 

chan taient, cha ti aient, ca ra co laient. 



don ner, 
don nant, 
don nent, 
don nait, 
don naient, 

en fler, 
en riant, 
en fient, 
en flait, 
en flaient, 

for cer, 
for c/ant, 
for cent, 
for cait, 
for c/aient, 



de li vrer, 
de li vrant, 
de li vrent, 
de li vrait, 
de li vraient, 

ef fa cer, 

ef fa cant, 
ef fa cent, 
ef fa cait, 
ef fa client, 

fri cas ser, 
fri cas sant, 
fri cas sent, 
fri cas sait, 
fri cas saient, 



de me na ger, 
de me na geant, 
de me na gent, 
de me na geait, 
de me na geaient, 

e cha fau der, 
e cha fau dant, 
e cha fau dent, 
e cha fau dait, 
e cha fau daient, 

fan fa ron ner, 
fan fa ron nant, 
fan fa ron nent, 
fan fa ron nait, 
fan fa ron naient, 



ga gner, gour man der, ges tj cu ler, 

ga gnant, gour man dant, ges ti cu laot, 

ga gnent, gour man dent, ges ti cu lent, 

ga gnait, gour man dait, ges ti cu lait, 

ga gnaient, gour man daient, ges ti cu laient, 



ha cher, 
ha chant, 
ha chent, 
ha chait, 
ha chaient, 



ha bi ter, 
ha bi tant, 
ha bi tent, 
ha bi tait, 
ha bi taient, 



her bo ri ser, 
her bo ri sant, 
her bo ri sent, 
her bo ri sait, 
her bo ri saienl. 



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TRESOH DE LA JEUNESSE. 



Mots de deux syl- Mots de trois syl- Mots de quatre syl- 



labes. 
jou er, 
jou ant, 
jou ent, 
jou ait, 
jou aient, 

lui re, 
lui sant 
lui sent, 
lui sait, 
lui saient, 



tabes, 
jar di ner, 
jar di nant, 
jar di nent, 
jar di nait, 
jar di naient, 

la bou rer, 
la bou rant, 
la bou rent, 
la bou rait, 
la bou raient, 



labes. 
jus ti fi er, 
jus ti fi ant, 
jus ti fi ent, 
jus ti fi ait, 
jus ti fi aient, 

le gi ti mcr, 
le gi ti maiit, 
le gi ti merit, 
le gi ti mait, 
le gi ti maieiit, 



man quer, 
man quant, 
man quent, 
man quait v 
man quaierit, 



mas sa crer, 
mas sa crant, 
mas sa crent, 
mas sa era it, 



mor ti fi er, 
mor ti fi aiit, 
mor ti fi ent, 
mor ti fi ait, 



mas sa craient, mor ti fi aient, 



na ger, 
na geant, 
na gent, 
na geait, 
na geaient, 



ne to yer, 
ne to yant, 
ne to yent, 
ne to yait, 
ne to yaient, 



ne go ci er, 
ne go ci ant, 
ne go ci ent, 
ne go ci ait, 
ne go ci aient, 



ou vnr, 
cu vrant, 
ou vrent, 
ou vrait, 
ou vraient, 

pein dre, 
pei gnant, 
pei gnent, 
pci gnait, 
pei gnaient, 



or don ner, 
or don nant, 
or don nent, 
or don nait, 
or don naient, 

par cou tir, 
par cou rant, 
par cou rent, 
par cou rait, 
par cou raient, 



or ga in ser, 
or ga ni bant) 
or ga ni sent, 
or ga ni sait, 
or ga ni saient, 

phi io so pher, 
phi lo so phant, 
phi lo so phcnt, 
phi lo so phait, 
phi lo so phaient, 



TRE50R DE LA JEUNESSE. 



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Mots de deux syl- Mots ds trois syl- Mots de quatresyl- 



labes. 
quit ter, 
quit tant, 
quit tent, 
quit tait, 
quit taient, 

ren dre, 
re n dant, 
ren dent, 
ren dait, 
ren daient, 

souf frir, 
souf frant, 
souf frent, 
souf frait, 
souf ii uient, 

tor dre, 
tor dant, 
tor dent, 
tor dait, 
tor daient, 

vou loir, 
vou lant, 
vou lent, 
vou lait, 
vou laient, 



labes. 
que rel ler, 
que rel lant, 
que rel lent, 
que rei lait, 
que rel laient, 

re pon dre, 
re pon dant, 
re pon dent, 
re pon dait, 
re pon daient, 

sou met tre, 
sou met tant, 
sou met tent, 
sou met tait, 
sou met taient, 



labes. 
ques ti on ner, 
ques ti on nant, 
ques ti on nent, 
ques ti oivnait, 
ques ti on naient, 

re com men cer, 
re com men cant, 
re com men cent, 
re com men cait, 
re com men client, 

sa cri fi er, 
sa cri fi ant, 
sa cri fi ent, 
sa cri fi ait, 
sa cri fi aient, 



te moi gner, tran qui li ser, 

te moi gnant, tran qui li sant, 

te moi gnent, tran qui li sent, 

te moi gnait, tran qui li sait, 

te moi gnaient, tran qui! li saient, 



ven dan ger, 
ven dan geant, 
ven dan gent, 
ven dan geait, 
ven dan geaient, 

EXEMPLES, 



ver ba li ser, 
ver ba ii sant, 
ver ba li sent, 
ver ba li sait, 
ver ba li saient, 



Quifont voir que Us lettres ent ont le me/ne son que 
/'e muety a la Jin dec mots auxqueh on fieut joindre 



Iviil TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 

lis ou elles; mais qifelles se firononcent a la Jin de 

tous les autres mots. 

Les horn mes s'ai ment ra re ment. 

Les oi seaux cou vent sou vent. 

Les en fants ai ment le mou ve ment. 

Les pa res seux s'a ni ment dif li ci le ment. 

Les hon ne tes gens s'es ti ment mu tu el le ment. 

Les da mes s'ex pri ment de li ca te ment. 

Les chi me res se for ment ai se ment. 

Les de vots dor nie?n mol le ment. 

Les bons li vres s'im pri ment soi gneu se ment. 

Les pe tits en fants s'ac cou tu ment fa ci le ment. 

Les pol trons s'a iar ment ai se ment. 

Les fous se ren fer ment— — e troi te ment. 

Les grands de fauts se re for ment ra re ment. 

Les A va res s'en dor ment dif fi ci le ment. 

Les mau vais li vres se sup pri ment promp ternent. 

Les vicil lards s'en rhu ment -fa ci le ment. 

Instruction fi our les fie rsonnes qui enseigncnt a lire. 

S'il se trouve quelque enfant qui ne sache point lire 
apres ces ditferentes lecons, il ne fant pas aller plus loin, 
parce que les regies et les operations suivantes ne sent 
destinees qu'a perfectionner la lecture, et a donner aux 
enfants les premieres idees de l'ortographe et de la 
prononciation. II n'y a alors d'autre parti a prendre, 
que de faire recommencer a i'eleve tardif, les elements 
de lecture qu'il a deja vus, simples ou composes, 
auivant que les premiers essais auiont plus ou moins 
reussi. 

On trouve ici une suite de voyelles et consonnes 
simples et composees placees suivant l'ordre alpha- 
betique, avec des exemples qui rendent familkre la 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 



lix 



difTerente prononciation de ces voyelles on consonnes. 
II iaut faire lire cette partie avec le plus grand soin, et 
y revenir plus d'une fois: le plus sur moyen serait de 
la fai-e ecrire des que les enfants sont en etat de modeler 
leurs lettres. 

On a suivi l'ordre alphabetique pour mettre les eleves 
en etat de trouver aisement chaque lettre ou son, 
lorsqu'ils se trouveront arretes sur quelque prononci- 
ation. 



Des voyelles longues 
Les voyelles longues soDt celles 
qui se prononcent lentement. 
EXEMPLES. 
le hale, 
un matin, 
un male, 
une chasse, 
de la pate, 
une tache, 
un hetre, 
un pretre, 
un gite, 
un goitre, 
un cloitre, 
une buse, 
«ne muse, 

ai se prononce e. 
On ecrit on prononce. 



j'aimai 
je donnai 
je lirai 
je ferai 



j erne, 
je donne, 
je lire, 
je fere, 



et des voyelles breves. 
Les voyelles breves, soDt celles 
qui se prononcent promtement. 
EXEMPLES. 
une halle, 
le matin, 
une malle, 
la chasse, 
une patte, 
une tache, 
une herse, 
une pretresse, 
le giron, 
un goinffre, 
une cioison, 
un buste, 
une mule. 

ai se prononce e. 
On ecrit on prononce. 

baisser besser, 

abaissement abessement, 
bieser, 
kessier, 



ay se prononce ey. 
On ecrit on firononce, 

crayon creyon, 



biaiser 

caissier 

niaiser 

mauvais 

naitre 



nieser, 

mauves, 

netrc, 



Il 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 



rayon 
payer 
pays 
paysan 



reyon, 
peyer, 
pens, 
peisan. 
am a quelquefois le meme 
son qu'em. 

ambition empire, 

ample emploi, 

flamme femme, 

lampe remplir, 

tambour temple. 

ain ein, in y ont le meme bon. 

dedain, ciessein, destin; 

essaim, retVein, mutin; 

grain, feint, fin; 

faim, p' in, vin; 

humain, serein, serin; 

pain, peint, pin; 

plainte, teinte, singe; 

sainte, feinte, quinte. 



m ait re 


metre, 


notaire 


noteie, 


plane 


plere. 



an a quelquefois le meme 
son quVrc. 



avant 

bannir 

demande 

fange 

landes 



avent, 

mentir, 

amende, 

fente, 

lente. 



eau a le meme son que au. 
anneau nauirage, 



bateau 

bedeau 

caveau 

flambeau 

gateau 

hameau 

more eau 

pinceau 

rouleau 



taupe, 

daube, 

vautour, 

baume, 

autel, 

mauve, 

sauce, 

sauteur, 

Laudes. 



aen, ean, ent, aon, se prononce an; ils ont le meme son 

dans Caen, Jean, dent, paon, faon, Laon, 

excepte 

taon et taonner. 



facade 

glac^on 

Proven^ale 

rangon 

gallon 



c se prononce s et k. 
EXEMPLES. 



arcade, 

blacon, 

cascade, 

flacon, 

gascon, 



macon 
for 5 at 
concu 
rinc^ures 



Macon, 
placard, 
vaincu, 
rancune. 



TREbOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 



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finale ne se prononce 
point devant une con- 
sonne. 



final se prononce devant 
une voyelle. 



EXEMPLES, 


EXEMPLES. 


.blanc 


raisin, 


du blanc au noir, 


cierc 


novice, 


de clerc a maitre, 


franc 


frippon, 


franc etourdi, 


pore 

marc 


frais, 
d ? or, 


pore epi, 
Marc Entoine. 


c se prononce a la fin de 


c ne se prononce point, 


plus 


ieurs mots. 


lorsqu'il est suivi d'une 


EXEMPLES. 


consonne. Ii faut ecrire. 


almanac 


ammoniac, 


un estomac plein, 


estomac 


tabac, 


du tabac d'Espagne; 


aspect 


avec, 


mais il faut prononcer 


aspic 


syndic, 


estoma plein, 


baroc 


estoc, 


taba d'Espagne. 


muse 


Turc. 




ch se prononce che et ke. 
EXEMPLES. 


chr se prononce kre. 
EXEMPLES. 


che 


ke 




change, 
charite, 


Archange, 
Eucharistie, 


Chretien, 
Saint Chreme, 


afneheur, 


choeur, 


chretiennement, 


echope, 
chocolat, 


chorographie, 
chorus, 


Christophe, 
christianisme, 


choc, echo, 

chute, catechumene, 

chymie, 

chuchotter, 

Chinois, 


chronique, 
chronographe, 
chronologie, 
chrysalide. 


echarpe, 







c se prononce quelquefois §\ 

EXEMPLES. 

on ecrit on firononce. 

Claude Glaude, 

6 



lkii TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 

cicogne cigogne, 

second segond, 

secondement segondement, 

seconder segonder, 

secret segret, 

secretaire segretaire, 

secretariat segretariat, 

d se prononce t a la fin des mots, lorsqu'il est suivi 
d'une voyelle ou d'uneA non aspiree. 
EXEMPLES. 
on ecrit on prononce 

grand apotre grant apotre, 

grand ecrivain grant ecrivain, 

grand homme grant homme, 

second hymenee secont hymenee, 

second article secont article, 

quand il boit quant il boit, 

quand on veut quant on vout, 

vend-il? vent-il? 

vend-elle? vent-elle? 

vend-on? vent-on? 

se defend-il? se defent-il? 

perd-elie? pert-elle? 

On supprime le d dans le mot pied. On dit, mettre fiie 
a terre, et non pas fiie ta terre. 

c est ouvert dans tous les monosyllabes termines par 

une s. 

II f ant firononcer 

ces, des, les, mes, ses, tes, 

comme s'il y avmit ^accent grave, 

ces, des, les, mes, ses, i)$, 

II y a une exception pour le discouis familier; on le 

prononce ferme, comme s'il y avait l'accent aigu. 

On ecrit on prononce 

ces livres c6s livres, 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. lxili 

des homrnes des hommes, 

les femmes les femmes, 

mesgens mes gens, 

ses habits ses habits, 

tes meubles. tes meubles. 
e est encore ouvert devant quelques consonnes. 

appel j'appelle, 

bel belle, 

cartel il ecartelle, 

chancel il chancelle, 

hydromel hirondelle, 

nouvel nouvelle, 

amer cancer, 

enfer Jupiter, 

hier, fier, mer, &c. 
€ est ferme devant une consonne dans les mots suivans. 

on ecrit on firononce 

amandier amandie, 

barbier barbie, 

cordelier cordelie, 

damier damie, 

j^ardinier jardinie, 

ouvrier ouvrie, 

patissier patissie, 

savetier savetier. 
eu se prononce comme u. 

On ecrit on firononce 

Eustache Ustache, 

a jeun a jun, 

gn se prononce gue-me dans plusieurs mots. 

on ecrit on firononce 

stigmates sti gue ma tes, 

augmenter au gue men ter, 

diaphragme dia phra gue me, 

enigmatique, e ni gue ma ti que* 



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TRE30R DE LA JEUNESSE. 



gn se prononce gue> 

on ecrit 
inexpugnable 
magnetique 
gnome. 

gn se prononce qu 

on ecrit 
assignation 
assigner 
magnilique 
signer i 

on ecrit 
incognito 



• ne dans quelques mots. 
on prononce 
in ex pu gue na ble, 
ma gue ne ti que, 
gue no me. 
elqutfois simplement n. 
on firononce 
assination, 
assiner, 
manifique, 
siner. 

on firononce 
incognito, 

comme dans 
epargne, epagneul, 



h aspiree. 
On firononce Vh dans les 

mots suivansy 

hache 

haro 

heros 

hibou 

hotte 

htjro 

housse 

hautbois 

houlette 

Holland e 

huguenot 
h ne se prononce point quand 
on ecrit 

l'heure 
l'histoire 

l'honneur 
Thumeur 



h non apiree. 
On ne prononce point Ph 
dans les mots sui~vansy 
habit 
habile 
heroine 
histoire 
bote 
heure 
horloge 
hopital 
hotel 
hostilite 
humanite. 
elle est apres une consonne. 
on prononce 
leura 
listoire 
lonneur 
lumeur 



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lx? 



theolog 


ie 


teologie 




ad he re i 




aderer 




rheteui 




reteur 




Rhin 




Rin 




Rhone 




Rone 




rhubart 


>e 


rubarbe 




rhume 




rume. 




Une / simpl 


e ou deux // 


precedes de la 


voyelle i 9 ont 




' un son liquide et mouille. 




ail 


aille 


eil 


eiUc 


bail 


bataille 


appareil 


abeille 


cail 


canaille 


conseil 


corbeille 


corail 


ecaille 


orgueil 


groseille 


detail 


futaille 


orteille 


treille 


email 


grisaille 


pareil 


pareille 


gaillard 


hmaille 


reveil 


merveille 


mail 


muraille 


sommeil 


sommeille 


portail 


paille 


soleil 


oseille 


seraii 


tenaille 


vermeil 


vermeille 


vieillard 


Versailles. 


vieii 


vieiile. 


il 


ille 


ouil ouille 


euil euille 


Avril 


anguille 


fenouil 


Auteuil 


babil 


babille 


andouille 


Argenteuil 


chenil 


cheville 


verouil 


Arcueil 


gril 


etrille 


bredouille 


cerfeuil 


fournil 


famille 


citrouille 


Choiseuil 


mil graine 


mandille 


depouille 


ecureuil 


nombril 


quille 


gazouille 


fauteuil 


peril 


pointille 


grenouille 


feuille 


persil 


quadrille 


farfouille 


seuil 


sillon 




gargo«ille 


veuille 


exceptions. 


patrouille 




Gille 


ville 


rouille 




mil nombre 


mille 


sou il lure. 




subtil 


subtile. 







6 * 



iXVl TRESOR DE LA JEL'N£1' 

m se prononcc quelquctbis n 
EXEMPLES. 

on ecrit on firona 

Ambassade Anbassade 

bombarder bondarder 

compter coupler 

combien conbien 

damnation dannation 

emmener enmener 

exempter excnptei 

importun inportun 

nombre nonbre 

ombrage onbrage 

pompeux ponpeux 

prompt pronpt 

Samson Sanson. 

m se prononce dans les mots suivants; 

Amsterdam immobile 

amnistie insomnie 

calomnie presomptif 

exemption somptueux 

hymne somnambule 

indemnite symptome 

immediat immense. 

n a la fin des monosyllabes se joint toujours a la voyelle 
suivant et a Vh non aspiree. 
EXEMPLES. 
on ecrit on firononce 

bien adroit bien n'adroit 

bien etourdi bien n'etourdi 

bien instruit bien n'instruit 

bien ombrage bien n'ombrage 

bien utile bien n'utile 

bien habile bien n'habile 



TRESOR D£ LA JEUNESSE. 



Ixvii 



t>ien heureux 




bien n'heureux 


bien historie 




bien n'historie 


bien honnete 




bien n'honnete 


bien humide 




bien n'humidie 


on avance 




on n'avance 


Pon.instruit 




Pon tj'instruit 


bon -enfant 




bon n'erilant 


mon ouvrage 




mon n'ouvrage 


rien en tout 




rien n'en tout 


son ami 




son n'ami 


ton habit 




ton n' habit 


mon honneur 




mon n* honneur. 


ei se prononce oi et ai. 


roitelet coupait 


EXEMPLES. 


soiree permit 


•avoir avait 


tOR 


on c mptait 


boire bnvait 


voirie li ait 


croisee crorsait 


Ch 


inois connais 


devoir devait 


Danois Charolais 


exploit contemplait 


S.J 


Francois Fran^ais 


foire faible 


Gaulois Bordelais 


gioire Anglais 


PArtois Ecossais 


histoire j'eiais 


Genois Hollandais 


machoire machait 


Sianois Bourbonnais 


noire connait 






// n'y a que I'usage qui 


afifirenne cette difference, 


ph se prononce f. 




phrase 


EXEMPLES. 




emphatique 


Phaeton 




Phebus 


alpha 




Prophete 


Pharaon 




phenomene 


asphalte 




prophetique 


pharmatie 




Amphion 


emphase 




philtre 



IxvJii TRESOR DB LA JEUNESSR. 

amplribie mfetaphore 

philosophic phosphor© 

physique 

fit se prononce aussi fis. 
EXAMPLES. 

fit fi s 

aptitude nuptial 

adoptif adoption 

corruptible corruption 

Egypte Egyptien 

inepte ineptie 

presomptif presomption 

optique °P tion 

obreptice obreption 

souscripteur souscription 

subreptice subreption. 

fit se prononce quelquefois simplement (. 
EXEMPLES. 

on ecrit ° n firononce 

Apt ville A* 

bapteme bateme 

compte c0 » tc 

ptisanne t' sanne 

presomptif prosomtif 

somptueux somtueux 

sept set 

septieme setieme 

symptome symtome 

sculpteur sculteur 

sculpture sculture 

fi se prononce a la fin des monosyllabes, avant une 
voyelle ou une h non aspiree. 
EXEMPLES. 
trop aimable trop habile 

trop etourdi trop h6roique 



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trop insolent trop historie 

trop opulent trop honourable 

trop utile nop humain 

Ji ne se prononce pas avant une consonne ou une h 
aspiree. 
trop badin trop hardi 

trop delicat trop heriss-e 

trop difficile trop hideux 

trop colere trop honteux 

trop durement trop hupe 

On ne prononce point le fi dans le mot loufi. 
q se prononce a la fin des mots cinq et coq, lorsqu'Hs 

sont avant une voyelle ou une h non aspiree. 
cinq, amandes un CGq etranger 

cinq homines un coq irrite. 

q ne se prononce point devant une consonne. 

On ecrit on firononce 

cinq figues cin figues 

cinq pommes cin po limes 

un coq d'inde un co d'inde. 

qua se prononce coua dans les mots suivanfs. 

On ecrit on firononce 

aquatique accouatique 

equateur £couateur 

equation ecouation 

quadragenaire couad ragenaire 

quadrangulaire couad rangulai re 

quad rage si me couadragesime 

quadrature couadrature 

quadrupede couadrupede 

des in-quarto des in-couarto. 

quinqua se prononce cuincoua dans les mots suivants. 

On ecrit on firononce 

quinquagenaire cuincouagenaire 

quinquagesime cuincouagesime 

quinconce cuinconce 



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TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 



Quintilien 


Cuintilien 


Quintre-curce 


Cuinte-curce 


equestre 


ecuestre 


quesleur 


cuesteur 


r se prononce doucement a 


me se prononce point lors- 


la fin des mots, lorsqu'il 


qu'il est suivi d'une con- 


suit une voyelle ou une h 


sonne ou d'une h aspiree. 


non aspiree. 


on firononce sans r. 


aimer ardemment 


aimer tendrement 


servir efficacement 


servir promptement 


partir incognito 


partir secretement 


parler obligement 


parler facilement 


se presenter humblement 


se presenter hardiment 


arriver heureusement 


publier hautement 


se retirer honnetement. 


se retirer honteusement. 


2 8S entre deux voyelles se s entre deux voyelles 


prononcent tontes deux. 


a le son du z. 


basse 


base 


bassin 


basin 


boisseau 


oiseau 


buisson 


oison 


casser 


causer 


chausse 


chose 


coussin 


cousin 


ecrevisse 


eglise 


massue 


masure 


moisson 


maison 


poisson 


poison 


rosse 


rose 


ruisseau 


roseau 


tasse 


extase 


vassal 


vase 


ilfaut excefiter. 


chase 


asdrubal 


resusciter 


disgrace 



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pre seance 

presentir 

presentiment 



s se prononce z a 
voyelle 
bons amis 
grands enemis 
gros interets 
petits obstacles 
anciens usages 
longues habitudes 
premiers honneurs 
apres eux 
rues ouvrages 
tes officiers 
leb affronts 
leurs amis 
les ennemis 
nos eniants 
bonnes affaires 
tes offres 
ses appas 
tous ensemble 
tres-eloquent 
tres-honnete 
vous et moi 
ils iront 
elles en sont. 



presbytere 

transiger 

transaction 

transition 

Tisbe 

transvaser. 

la fin des mots, lorsqu'il suit une 
ou une h non aspiree. 

Exceptions fiour le discours 
familier, ou Von dit sans s. 
sages et verteux 
belles et bonnes 
bonnes a manger 
douces au gout 

comrne s^ily avait 
sage et vertueux 
belle et bonne 
bonne a manger 
douce au gout. 

s se prononce toujours * 
la fin des mots. 
Agnus 
Bacchus 
Bolus 
Cadmus 
Cresus 
Darius 
Danaus 
Iris, Mars 
Momus 
Phalaris 
Pirithous 
Romulus 
Setniramis. 



lxxii 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 



sc se prononce sq dans les sc sc prononce s$ dans les 



mots suivans. 
scaramouche 
scapulaire 
Scamandre 
scandale 
scarification 
Scaron 
scribe 
Scot 
scorbut 
scorpion 
sculpleur 
scrupuie 
scrutin. 



mots suivans. 
scavant 
scelerat 
scene 
sceptre 
sceaux 
scicr 
science 
scion 
scieure 
faisceaux. 

on ecrit 
schisme 

on firononce 
chisme. 
Quelquefois t ne se prononce point a la fin des mots. 
EXEMPLES. 



avant 

aspeet 

district 

instinct 

respect 

suspect 

t se prononce a la fin des 
mots, lorsqu'il suit une 
voyelle ou une h non 
aspiree. 

EXEMPLES. 

fort aimable 

fort habile 

tout entier 

cent hommes 

petit ignorant 

scavant ecrivain 

savant homtne. 



aspect agreable 
district etendu 
instinct admirable 
respect infini 
suspect en tout. 

t ne se prononce point, 
lorsqu'il suit une con- 
sonne ou une h aspiree. 

EXEMPLES. 

fort content 
for honteux 
tout nouvcau 
tout hors d'haleinc 
petit faquin. 



TR'ESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 



Ixxiii 



II faut aussi dire sans t. 
un fort imprenable 
un enfant instruit 
ui) port a couvert 
scavant et poli, &c. 



tia se prononce aussi sza. 
EXEMPLES. 
Astianax abbatial 

bestial initial 

bestialite Martial 

tiare nuptial. 



tiif se^jo^ononee aussi sie. 


tio se prononce sio. 


EXEMPLES. 


EXEMPLES. 


tie 


sie 


tio 


sio 


>Ue 


aristocratie 


bastion 


action 


ami tie 


baibutier 


combustion 


collation 


amortie 


democratic 


gestion 


taction 


bostie 


essentiel 


question 


nation. 


moitie 


ineptie 






ortie 


initier 






pa me 


minutie 






pdtie 


prophetie 






deux se prononce toujours 


ticn se prononce tcujo 


sieux. 


tien 




EXEMPLES. 


EXEMPLES. 


ambitieux 




chretien 




captieux. 




entretien 




facecieux 




maintien 




factieux 




so ut i en 




seclitieux. 




a Pexctfition cits de 



u forme un son separe de 
l'i dans les mots suivants. 
ambiguke, aiguille, 
aiguiser, appui, autrui, 
aujourd'hui, buisson, 
conduire, cuivre, fluide, 



7 



mots. 
Capetien 
Egyptien. 

Yu se confond avec Vi dans 
les mots suivans. 
anguille, beguine 
deguiser, figuier, guide, 
bequille, Bourguignon, 
guider, Guillauroe, 



Ixxiv 



THES0R DE L\ JEUNESSE. 



Guise, instruire, luire, 
muids, nuire, puise, 
mine, suivre, suicide, 
traduire, &c. 



guillemet, guise, 
sanguinaire, vuide 
vuider, &c. 



x se prononce cs 


dans les 


x se prononce g z dans 


mots 




les mots 


Alexandre 




examen 


Alexis 




exemple 


axiome 




exiler 


auxiliaire 




exorde 


fixer 




exhumer. 


taxer. 






z rend ferme Ve q 


ui le pre 


z rend ouvert Ve qui le 


cede dans les 


mots 


precede clans les mots 


allez-y 




Sanchez 


venez-y. 




Rodriguez. 


x a le son de deux ss dans 


x a le son du z dans les 


les mots 




mots 
on ecrit on firononce 
sixain sizain 


Auxerre 




sixieme sizieme 


Bruxelles. 




dixain dizain 
dixieme dizieme 



x a le son d'une s dans 
les mots 

Xaintonge 
soixante. 



x a le son du z a la fin des 
mots, avant une voyelle. 
beaux yeux 
officieux ami 
genereux ennemis 
precieux office. 



y a le son de deux ii entre 

deux voyelles. 
aboyer 
Bayonne 
be gayer 



y n'a que le son d*un i 
entre deux consonnes. 
amygdales 
collyre 
diachylon 



TRESOR DELA JEUNESSE. 1XXV 

crayonner hydropisie 

employer lymphe 

fayancier olympe 

larmoyier physique 

moyen sympathie 

noyer symptomes 
payer 
rayonner. 

Lorsqu'une voyelle a deux points, elle doit etre pro- 

noncee separement de celle qui la precede, 

atheisme poete 

Cain Pirithoiis 

de'fste Raphael 

hair Salil 

Judaique stoi'cien 
la'ique 
Moise 
naif 

Instruction pour les personnes qui enseignent a lire 

Pour mieux faire connaitre aux enfants les voyelles 
longues et celles qui sont breves, il faut enfin leur 
mettre sous les yeux un petit extrait du traite qu'en a 
fait Mr. L'abbe d'Olivet. C'est un ouvrage neuf et 
precieux, qui devrait etre entre les mains de tous ceux 
qui ont le gout de notre langue. 

Mr. L'abbe d'Olivet divise les voyelles en longues* 
breves et dcuteuses; mais pour ne point embarssser let* 
enfants, on ne les divise ici qu'en longues et breves. 

PROSODIE FRANCAISE. 

5 

A, premiere lettre de notre alphabet, long. — Un petit c, 
un grand a, une panse d'a (*) il ne scait ni a ni b. 

"('*) Panse veut dire ventre. 11 signifie ici la partie de 
lettre qui avarice: cela veut dire, il n'a pas fait la moitic d'un 
lettre. 



5XXVI THESOR DE LA JEUNESSR. 

A, preposition & -verbe est bref. — Je suis a Paris, 

j'ecris a Rome, il a ete, il a parle, 
A, long dans acre, age, agnus, ame, ane, anus, apre, kc. 
A, bref dans apotre, apprendre, altere, il chanta, kc. 
ALJE, long dans Arabc, astrolabe. 
ABE, brcf dans syllabe, syllabaire. 

ABLE, long dans cable, diable, erable, fable, rable, 
sable, on accable, il habie. 

ABLE, bref dans aimable, capable, durable, raisonna- 
ble, table, etable. 

ABRE, toujours long, cinabre, sabre, il se cabre, deia- 
breiy se cabrer. 

AC, toujours bref: Almanach, bac, sac, estomac, tillac. 

JLes filuriels toujours long's, 

ACE. long dans espace, grace, on lace, on delace, on 
entrelace. 

ACE, bref dans audace, glace, preface, tenace, vorace, 
place. 

Mr. Desfireaux ne connaissait point sans doute crtte 
delicatesse, lorsqifil a fait rimer preface avec grace: 

Un autevr a genoux dans vne humble Preface, 
Au lecteur qu'il ennvie a beau demmtaer grace. 

ACHE, long dans lache, gache, tache, se iacher, nia- 
cher, relacher, kc. 

ACHE, bref dans tache, moustache, vache, Eustache, 
il se cache, kc. 

ACLE, toujours lonp:, racier, oracle miracle, obfetii 

spectacle, tabernacle; 
ACRE, lortfPdans &cii*-'fifguant, sacrc, ozV 

ACRE, bref dans acre de tcrre, diacre, nacre, sacr- 
Nvi. 

ADE, toujours bref; aubacle, casca e, il 

persuade, kc. 



TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 



JxxvH 



ADRE, long dans cadre, escadre, quadrer, encadrer, 

mad re. 
ADRE, bref dans ladre. 
AFFE, APHE, AFFRE, toujours brefs; caraffe, 6pita- 

phe, agraphe, saffre, balafTre, 8cc. 
AFLE, long dans rarle, je rafle, rafler, erafler. 
AGE, long dans age. 
AGE, bref dans rage,, page. 
AGNE, long dans je gagne, gagneiv 
AGNE, bref dans campagne, Ascagne. 
AGUE, bref dans bague, dague, vague, extravaguer, 

&c. 

AIGNE, toujours bref: dans chataigue, baigner, daig- 
ne, saigner. 

AIGRE, long dans maigre, maigreur. 

AIGRE, bref dans aigre, vinaigre. 

AIL, bref dans bercail, Detail, evantail, &c. 

Les filuriels longs. 

AILLE, long dans bataille, caille, maille, railler, ri- 
mailler, &c. 

AILLE, bref dans medaille, emailler, travailler, et aux 
indicatifs: je detaille, j'emaille, je bataille. 

AILLET et AILLIR, toujours brefs; maillet, paillet, 
jaillir, assaillir. 

AILLON, long dans baillon, haillon, penaillon, nous 

taillons, &c. 

AILLON, bref dans bataillon, medaillon, emaillons, de- 
taillons, travaillons, &c. 

AINE, long dans ehaine, haine, gaine, je traine. 

AINE, bref dans fontaine, plaine, capitaine, hautaine, 
souveraine. 

AIRE, long dans une aire, chaire, une paire, il eclaire. 
AIR, bref dans l'aire, chair, eclair, pair. 

7 * 



XXVJU 






AIS, AISE, AL8SE, 

caisse qu'ii pahse. 
AIT, AITE, longs dans il plait, il nait, ii p 

traits, parfaits, &c. 
AIT, AiTE, bref dans attrah, ii fait, par- 

faite, Tctraite. 

ALE, long dans hale, pale, mile, raler, 

AL. ALE, ALLE, bteTs dans royal, bah moral, cL 
noaHe scanciaie, &e. 

\IVJE, AM ME, longs dans ame, infante, b'ame, ft) 
mc, nous aimarnes, nous chantames; et tout 
ttrits, en ames. 

AME, AMME, brefs dans dame, epigiamme, estamt, 
1 ame, enflammei *, j'enflamme, &c. 

ANE, ANNE, AMN, longs dans crane, les manes, 
tie ia manne, clamner, condamner, &;c. 

ANE, ANNE, brefs dans cabane, organe, organise, 
panne, panneiier. 

APE, long dans rape, rape, raper. 

APE, APPE, brefs dans pape, frappe, frapper, sappe, 
sapper. 

ARE, ARHE, longs dans avare, barbare, barre, bisar- 
re, je nregare, tiare, barreau, barriere, larron, 
carrosse, canieie. 

ARE, ARHE, bref dans avarice, barbaric, ]t 
rais, arnarrer, &c. 

AVE, long da y is conclave, enirave, gravt,, je pave, Sec. 

AV, AV r E, brefs dans couciaviste, gravier, aggraver, 
pa v cur, &c. 

ECS, lowg dans les Grecs, les echecs. 

EC, bref dans sec Grec, echec. 

EBLE, EBRE, ECE, brefs dans hieblc, funebre, niece, 
piece. 

EC HE long dans beche, leche, gritahf, reveche, 
p&che y% fruit $ ou Paction de firtmdre Ic fioisson. 



Ixxis 

.:-e, fiechc, flamniechc, seche, 
peche, pecher, - 

ECEE, EDE, EDEK, brefs dans siecle, tiede, remede, 
ceder, posseder, &c. 

EE, toujours longs a la fin dcs mots: pensee, aimee; 
ft ainsi des autrrs. voyellts suivies d'u?i e mveu lie, 
joiic, nue, &c. 

EPS, EFFE* longs dans chef, greffe, he. 

EF, Ef FE, brefs dans c £ erTet, &c. 
EPFLE, long cfo/*s neffie, 

EFFLE, bref dans ireffle, 

>ng dans college, sacrilege, siege. &c. 
EGE, EGLE,4ilGLE, brefr ^ r^ie, seigle, 

EGNE, long dans regne, douegiie, Sec, 

EGNE, EIGNE, brefs dans irapregrne, peigne, ensei- 
gne, q u 1 1 feigne. 

EG RE, EGUE. dans alleguer, begue, coliegue, inte^re, 
negre. ' ° 

HIE, EIEEE, longs dans vieil, vieillard, vieillesse. 

EJL, EILLE, brefs dans abeille, soleil, sommeille, &c, 

EIN, EINT, longs an /ilur, depeints, desseins, sereins. 

EIN, EINT, brefs da?is atteint, depeint, dessein, serein, 
&c. 

EINE, long dans reine. 

E, presque bref dans peine, veine. 
L ' XfE ' toujours long: atteime, depeintc, feinte, Uc, 
EI THE, longs dans reitre. 

EEE, EELE, long dans zele, poele, frele, peie-mele, 
11 grele, it se fele, paralelie. 

ELE, ELLE. brefs dans modele, fklele, immortelle, 
ivbeie, &c. 

EM, EN, long dans temple, exemple, gendre, prendre, 
cimenter, tenter. 



1XXX TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 

EM, EN, brefs, lorsque la consonnc est redoublee com?ne 
dans emmener, ennemi, Sec. et d la Jin des mots 
item, amen, examtn, hymen, Bethieem. 

EME, long dans apozeme, bapteme, creme, Diademe. 

EME, bref dans je seme, tu semes, il seme, Sec. 

ENE, ENNE, longs dans alene, chene, scene, gene 
frene, Athenes, antennes. 

ENE, ENNE, brefs dans qu'il apprenne, etrenne, phe- 
nomene, qu'il prenne, Sec. 

EPP, EPRE, longs dans crepe, guepe, vepres. 

EPRE, bref dans lepre, lepreux, Sec. 

EPTE, EPTRE, toujours* brefs: il accepte, sceptre, 
spectre, preceple. 

EQUE, long dans eveque, archeveque. 

EQUE, ECQUE, brefs dans Grecques, bibliotheques, 
obseques. 

ER, long dans amer, enfer, hiver, verd, leger, &c. 

ER, bref dans Jupiter, Esther, et dans les in/initifs, 
louer, manger, Sic. 

ERC, bref dans clerc, &c. 

ERE, ERR, longs dans chimere, pere, il erre, il espere, 
sincere, perruque, nous verrons. 

ERE, ERR, brefs dans chimerique, esperer, sincerite, 
erreur, erronne, errata, Sec. 

ESE, long dans il pese. 

ESE, bref dans pese-t-il? 

ESSE, long dans abesse, professe, compresse, on me 
presse, expresse, cesse, lesse. 

ESSE, bref dans caresse, paresse, tendresse adresse, Sec. 

ESTE, ESTRE, brefs dans modeste, leste, terrestre. 

ET, EST, longs dans arret, benet, foret, genet, pret, 
acquet, appret, interet, tet, protet, il est, Sec. 

ET, bref dans cadet, bidet, sujet, hochet, marmouzet, 
Sec. 



TRESOl*. DE LA JEUNESSE. Ixxxi 

Et long dans les filuriels. 

ETE. long dans be*e, fete, honnete, boete, tempete, 
quete arrete, &c. 

ETE. href dans prophete, poete, comete, tablette, hou- 
lette, 

ETRE, long dans etre, ancetre, salpetre, fenetre, pretre, 
hetre, charnpetre, guetre, je me depetre. 

ETRE, ETTRE, brefs dans diametre, il penetre, let> 
tre, mettre, &c. 

EULE, long dans meule, veule, Sec. 

EULE, bret dans seuie, gueule, &c. 

EUN'E, long dans jeiine, abstinence. 

EUNE, bref dans jeune, en fiarlant de la jf'unesse. 

EURE, long dans cette Jille est majeure, y attends de- 
fiuis une heure. 

EURE, bref dans la majeure, une beure entire. 

EVRE, longcfaws orphevre, levre, chevre, lievre. 

EVR, EVRE, brefs dans levreue, chevrier, levraut, 
ci.evreuii. 

IDRE, VDRE, longs dans hydre, cidre, 

IGE, long dans tige, prodige, litige, je m*oblige, il s'af- 
flig-e. 

IGE, brefs dans obiiger, s'afRiger, &c. 

ISLE, longs dans isle, et presqu'isie, &c, 

ISLE, bref part out ai/leurs. 

IRE, long dans empire, cire, ecrirc, il soupire, ii desire, 

IRE, bref dans sou pi re r, de-si re tf, &c. 

ITE, ITRE, longs dans benite, gitc, reg-tle, vile, &c. 

ITE, I I RE. bref dans benitier, reliefer, titre, arbi- 
trage, &c. 

1VE, IV RE, longs dans tardive, captive, Juive, vivre, 

ivro, &'c. 

IVE 1VRE, brefs (fan* captiver, captivite, ivresse, &c. 



lxXXli TRESOR DE LA JEUNESSE. 

O, long dans oser, osier, oter, hote, &c. 

O, bref partout ailleurs et au commencement des mots: 
hotel, hotellerie. 

OBE long dans globe, lobe, &c. 

OB, OBE, bref dans globule, obelisque, et fiartout ail- 
leurs. 

ODE, long dans roder, je rode. 

ODE, bref dans mode, antipode. 

OGE, long dans le seul mot: le Doge. 

OGE, bref dans eloge, horloge, deroger, et partout ail- 
leurs, 

OGNE, brefs dans je rogne. 

OGNE, bref dans trogne, Bourgogne, et partout ail- 
leurs. 

OIENT, long aupluriel: ils avoient, ils chantoicnt. 

OIT, bref au singulier: il avoit il chantoit. 

01 N, long dans oint, moins joindre, pointe. 

OIN, bref dans loin, besoin, moins, jointure, appointe. 

OIR, OIRE, longs dans boire, glcire, dortoir, histoire, 
memoire. 

OIR, OIRE, brefs dans espoir terroir, territoire, ecri- 
toire. 

OIS, toujours long a la Jin d'un mot: Anglais, bour- 
geois, Francais. 
OIS, bref dans bourgeoisie, foison, foisonner. 

OLE, long dans drole, geole, mole, controle, role, il 
enjole, il enrole, il vole, de voler en Pair. 

OL, OLE, OLLE, brefs dans geolier, controlleur, rolet, 
il vole, (il derobe.) 

CM, ON, longs, lorsque I'm on I'n n'est pas redoubled 
comme dans bombe, conte, monde, &c. 

OM, ON, brefs, lorsque Vm ou Pn est redoublee, comme 
dans sommeil, connaitre, monnoie; je sonnais. 

OME, ONE, longs dans atome, axiome, amazone, prone, 
aumone, &c. 



TRE30R DE LA JEUNESSE. lxxxiii 

OME, ONE, brefs lorsgue la consonne est redoublee i 
somme, pomme, consonne, cuuronne, &c. 

OR, ORE, OKPS,ORS, longs dans encore, hors, corps, 
pecore, je decore. 

OR, ORE, brefs, dans encor, decore, evapore, &c. 
OT, long dans depot, prevot, entrepot, rot, tot. 
OT, bref dans despote, impotent, depte, prevotal. 
OTE, long dans cote, cote, bote, j'ote, nota, maltote. 
OTE, bref lorsgue la consonne est redouble e, hotte, 
cotte et dans les mots filotte, note, motet, &c. 

OTRE, long avec l 9 accent circomjlexe\ le notre, le vo- 
tre apotre. 

OTRE, bref lorsqu/il n'a fioint d'accent, notre ami, 
voire affaire. 

OUE, OUDRE, longs dans poudre, moudre, resoudre, 
ii loue. roue. 

OUL, OUDRE, OUE', brefs dans pondre, moulu, loue, 

roue, &x. 

OUiLLE,long dans rouilie, j'embrouille, il debrouille, 
&c. 

OUILLE, bref dans rouilie, brouillon, brouiilard, &c. 

OURRE, long dans de la bourre, il bourre, il fourre, 
qu'il cuurre. 

OURRE, bvtf dans bourrade, courrier, rembourre, &c. 

OUSSE, long dans pousser, je pousse, &c. 

OUSS, OUSSE, bref dans tousser, je tousse, coussin, 
&c 

OUTE, long dans joute, je goute, croute, voute, il se 
degoute. 

OUTE, bref dans ajouter, couteau, il doute. 

OUTRE, long dans coutre, poutre. 

OUTRE, bref dans outre, outrance, et fiartout ailleurs^ 

UCHE, longs dans buche, embuche, on debuche, &c. 
UCHE, bref dans bucher, bucheron, debucher, &c. 



ixXXlV TRES0R DE LA JELNESSE. 

UE, toujours long; vue, cohue, tortue, on distribue, & : 

UE, fires que bref dans It seul mot ecuelle. 

UGE, long dans deluge, refuge, juge, ils jugent. 

UGE, bref dans juger, refugier, &c. 

ULE, long dans bruler, je briile. 

ULE, ULLE, brefs dans bulle, mule, &c. 

UM, UME, long dans un, hunible, j'emprunte, par- 
fums, bruns, nous recu'nes, nous ne pumes, &c. 

UM, UME, brefs dans un, humblement, brume, par- 
fume, brune, petun, petune, un, une, dur.es, liunes. 

URE, long dans augure, parjure, on assure, &c. 

URE, bref dans augurer, parjure r, assurer, &c. 

USE, long dans excuse, je recuse, muse, ruse, incluse. 
&c. 

USE, bref dans excuser, recuser, refuser, &c. 

USSE, long dans, je pusse, je connusse, ils accourus 
sent, &c. 

UGE, bref dans aumuse, a^tuce, puce,&c. 

UT,long dans tons les verbes ausubjonctij\ qu'il mourut, 
ct dans le scul wot fut, &c. 

UT, bref dans tous les verbes a I'indicatif, il fut, ii 

mourut, et dans les subs tan tifs, affut, scorbut, &c. 



BOOK I. 

TRANSLATION OF WORDS. 

Calypso ne pouvoit se consoler du depart 

Calypso not was able heiself to console of the departure 
d'Ulisse. Bans sa douieur, elle se 4 trouvoit 
of Ulysses. In her grief, she herself found 

malheureuse d'etre immortelle. Sa grotte ne 
unhappy of to he immortal, Her grotto not 

resonnoit plus de son chant: les Nymphes qui 

lesounded more of her singing: the Nymphs who 

la servoient n'osoient lui parle-r. Eile se 

her served not dared to her speak. She herself 

promenoil sou vent seule sur les gazons fleuris 

walked often alone on the turf flowered 

dont un printemps eternei bordoit son isle; mais 

of which an spring eternal bordered her island: but 

ces beaux lieux, loin de moderer sa douieur, ne 
these beautiful places, far of to moderate her grief, not 

faisoient que lui rappeiler ie triste souvenir d'UIysse, 
made but to her to recall the sad remembrance of Ulysses, 

qu'elle y avoit vu tant de fcis aupres d'elle 
whom she there had seen so mam of times near of her 

TRANSLATION OF IDEAS. 

Calypso could not console herself for the departure of V 
»es. In herjgrief, she found herself unhappy in being immor- 
tal. Her gratto no more resounded with her song: the NymphB 
who waited upon her dared not speak to her. She often walk- 
ed alone upon the flowery turf with which an eternal spring 
bordered her inland; but these beautiful places, far from mo- 
derating her grief, did but recall to her mind the sad remem- 
brance of Ulysses, whom she had seen there so frequently 
near her. 

A 



2 TELEMACHUS. 

Souvent elle demeuroit immobile sur le rivage de la 
Often she remained immovable on the shore of the 

mer, qu'elle arrosoit de ses larmes; et eile etoit sans 
sea, which she bedeiced of her tears; and she was unthout 

cesse tournee vers le cote ou le vaisseau d'Ulysse, 
ceasing turned towards the side where the vessel of Ulysses, 

fendant les ondes, avoii disparu a ses yeux. 
cleaving the loaves, had disappeared to her eyes. 

Tout-a-coup elle apper^ut its debris d'un navire 
Jjjl at a blow she perceived the fragments of a ship 

suddenly 

qui venoir de faire naufrage, des bancs de rameurs 
which came of to make shipwreck, some benches of rowers 

mis en pieces, des rames eeartees 9a et la sur le 

put in *piects, some oars scattered here and there upon the 

sable, un gouvernail, uri mat, des cordages flottant sur 
sand, a rudder, a mast, some cordages floating on 

la cote puis elle decouvre de loin deux honimes, 
the coitst: then she discovers of far two men, 

dont Tun paroissoit a^e; l'autre, quoique jeune, 
ef whom the one appeared aged; the other, although young, 

refsembloit a Ulisse. 11 avoit sa douceur t sa fierte, 
resembled to Ulysses. He had his sweetness and his pride, 

avee sa taille et sa demarche majestueuse. La Deesse 
with his sta'ure and his walk majestic The Goddess 

comprit que e'etoit Telemaque, fils de ce heros: 
comprehended that it was Telemachus, son of that hero: 

mais quoique les Dieux surpassent de loin en 
but although the Gods surpass of far in 



She often remained immovable on the sea slioTe, which she 
bedewed with her tears; and was continually turned towards 
the side where the vessel of Ulysses, cleaving the waves, had 
disappeared from her eyes. 

Suddenly she perceived the fragments of a ship, which had 
msl been wrecked; benches of rowers broken into pieces, 
oars scattered here and there upon the sand; a rudder, a mast, 
and cordages floating on the coast: then she descried at a dis- 
tance, two men, one of whom appeared aged, the other, 
though young, resembled Ulysses. He had his mildness and 
.his loftine.' s, with his stature and majestic gait. The Goddess 
perceived that it was Telemachus, sou of that hero: but al- 
though the gods by far surpass in 



TELEMACHUS. 3 

connoissance tousles hommes, ellene put decouvrir qui 

knowledge all the men, she not could discover who 

etoit cet hoinme venerable dont Telemaque etoit 
was that man venerable of whom Telemachus was 

accompagne. C'est qne ies Dieux superieurs cachent 
accompanied. It is that the Gods superior conceal 

aux inferieurs tout ce qu'il leur plait; et Minerve, 
to the inferior all that which it to them pleases; and Minerva, 
qui accompagnoit Telemaque sous la figure de Mentor, 
who accompanied Telemachus under the figure of JV&ntor, 

ne vouloit' p^s etre connue de Calypso. 
not was willing step to be known of Calypso. 

Cependant Calypso se rejouissoit d'un naufrage 
However Calypso herself rejoiced of a shipivreck 

qui mettoit dans son isle le fils d'Ulysse, si semblable 
which put in her isle the son of Ulysses, so like 

a son pere. Elle s'avance vers lui; et sans faire 
to his father. She herself advances towards him; and without to make 

semnlant de savo r qui il est: .D'ou vous vlent, 
seeming of to know who he is; From whence to you comes, 

lui dit-elle, cette temerite d'aborder en mon isle? 
to him said she, that temerity of to land in my isle? 

sachez, jeune etranger, qu'on ne vient point im- 
knmo young stranger, that one not comes point un- 

punement dans mon empire. Elle tachoit de couvrir 
punished into my empire. She tried of to cover 

sous ces paroles menacantes la joie de son coeur, 
under these words threateniiig the joy of her heart, 

qui eelatoit malgre elle sur son visage. 
that shone in spite her upon her visage. 

knowledge aii men, she could not discover who this vene- 
rable man was by whom Telemachus was accompanied. — 
It is because the superior Gods conceal from the inferior 
all that pleases them; and Minerva, who accompanied Tele- 
machus under the figuYe of Mentor, did not wish to be known 
b} r Calypso. 

However Calypso rejoiced at a shipwreck which had put 
in her island the son of Ulysses, so like his father. She ad- 
vances towards Lira, and feigning not to know who he is: 
whence, said she, this temerity to land in my island? know, 
young stranger, thai no one comes with impunity into my em- 
pire. Sfrie endeavored to conceal under those threatening words 
the jojpof her heart, which, in spite of her, shone upon her face 



4 TELEMACHUS. 

Telemaque lui repondit: O vous, qui que *ous 

Telemachus to her answered: O you, who. ever 

soyez, mortelle ou deesse, quoiqu'a vous voir on ne 
may be } mortal or goddess, although to you to see one not 

puisse vous prendre que pour une divinite, seriez-vous 
can you to take but for a divinity, icould be yov. 

insensible au malheur d'un fils qui, cherchant son pere 

insensible to the misfortune of a son who, seeking his father 

a la merci des vents et des flots, a vu briser son 
at the mercy of the winds and of the waves, has seen to break his 

navire contre vos rochers?quel est done votre pere que 

vessel against your rocks? who is then your father whom 

vous cherchez? reprit la Deesse. II se nomme UUsse, 
you seek? replied the Goddess. He himself calls Ulysses, 

dit Telemaque; e'est un des rois qui ont, apres un 
said Telemachus; he is one of the kings who have, after a 

siege de dix ans/renverse la fameuse Troie. Son nom 
siege of ten years, overturned the famous Troy. His name 

fut celebre dans toutela Grece et dans toute PAsie, par 
aoos celebrated in all the Greece and in all the Asia, bi t 

sa valeur dans les combats, et plus encore par sa 
his valor in the combats, and more yet by ftis 

sagesse dans les conseils. Maintenant, errant dans toute 

wisdom in the counsels. Noiv, ivandeiing in all 

1'etendue des mers, il parcourt tons les ecueils les plus 
'he extent of the seas, he overruns all the dangers the 

terribles. Sa patrie semble fuir devant lui. Penelope 
terrible. His country seems to fly before him. Pen 

Telemachus replied to her: O you, whoever you be 
mortal or a goddess, though to see you, one cannot 
take you but for a divinity, ..would you be insensible t< 
misfortunes of a son, who seeking his father at the mer- 
ino winds and the waves, has seen his ship broke 
rocks- Who is < hen your father whom you seek? |gplied thq 
Goddess. His name is Ulyssc :, said Telemac' 
of the kings who, after a siege of ten years, have overt!! 
{he famous Troy. Tlis name was celebrated through I 
and nil \sia, by his valor in combat, and still more by his 
wisdom in counsel. Now, wandering over the extent of the 

rribl 
• 



TELEMACHUS. 5 

sa femme, et moi qui suis son fils, nous avons perdu 
his wife and I who am his son, we have lost 

Fesperance de le revoir. Je cours, avec les 

the hope of him to see again. I run, with the 

memes dangers que lui, pour apprendre ou il est. 
same dangers as he, in order to learn where he is, 

Mais que dis-je! peut-eire qu'il est maintenant enseveii 
But what say I! perhaps that he is now buried 

dans les profonds abvmes de ia mer. Ayez pitie de nos 
in the profound abysses of the sea. Have pity of ours 

malheurs; et si vous savez 6 Deesse, ce que les desti- 
- misfortunes; and if you know O Goddess, that which the desti- 

nees ont fait pour sauver ou pour perdre Ulysse, daignez 
nies have made for to save or for to loose Ulysses, deign 

to destroy 

en instruire son fils Telemaque. 
of it to instruct his son Telemachus. 

Calypso, etonnee et attendrie de voir dans une si 
Calypso, astonished and moved of to see in a so 

vive jeunesse tant de sagesse et d'eloquence, ne 
lively youth so much of wisdom and of eloquence, not 

pouvoit rassasier ses yeux en le regardant; et elle demeu- 
was able to satisfy her eyes in him looking; and she i&main- 

roit en silence. Enfin elle lui dit: Telemaque, nous 
ed in silence. In fine she to him said: Telemachus, we. 

vous apprendrons ce qui estanive a voire pere. Mais 

you will inform that which is happened to your father. But 

l'histoire en est longue: il est temps de vous delasser 
the history of it is long: it is time of you to refresh 

his wife, and I who am his son, have lost all hope of seeing 1 
him again. I encounter the same dangers as he, in order to 
learn where he is. But what do I say! perhaps he is now 
buried in the profound abyss of the sea. Pity our misfortunes, 
and if you know, O Goddess, what the destinies have done, 
either to save or destroy Ulysses, deign to inform his son Tele- 
machus of it. 

Calypso, astonished and moved to see in so lively a youth, 
so much wisdom and eloquence, could not satisfy her eyes in 
looking at him; and she remained in silence. At last she said 
to him; Telemachus, we shall inform you of what has happen- 
ed to your father. But the history of it is long, it is time to 
refresh yourself 

a2 



6 TELEMACHUS. 

de tons vos travaux. Venez dans ma demeure, ou j.e 
of all your toils Come in my abode, where I 

vous recevrai comme mon fiis: venez, vous serez 
you will receive as my son: come, yon will be 

ma consolation dans cette solitude; et je terai voire 
my consolation in that solitude; and Iioillmake your 
bonheur, pourvu que vous sachitz en jouir. 
happiness, provided that you know of it to enjoy. 

Teiemaque suivoit: la Deesse environnee d'une foule 
Telemachus followed the Goddess surrounded of a crowd 
de ieunes Nvmphes, au-dessus desquelles *lfc & V^"J* 
of J young lymphs, above of whom she herself rose 

de unite la tete, comme un grand cheiie dans une io«et 
of all the head, as a large oak m « F* 

eleve ses branches epaisses au-dessus de tons les arbres 
elevates its branches thick above of all the tiees 



rises 



rises . , T 

qui l'environnent. II admiroit l'eclat de sa beaute, la 

which it surrounded He admired the lustre of her beauty, the 

riche pourpre de sa robe longue et fiottante, ses 

rich purple 0/ her robe long and flowing, he, 

choveux noues par derriere Degligeratftetrt n>ais avec 

hair tied by behind negligently but with 

Strac? le feu qui sortoit de ses yeux, et la douceur qui 

grace the fire which came out of her eyes, and the sweetness whwh 

temneroit cette vivacite. Mentor, les yeux baisses, 

££]& that vivacity. Mentor, the eyes ****»», 

softened r 

eardant un silence modestc, suivoit Teiemaque. 

Keeping a silence modest, fo llowed Telemachus. 

after so many toils. Come to my abode, where 1 will receive you 
as my son: come, vou will be my consolation ,n this solitude, and 
I shall make yonr happiness, provided you know how to enjoy it 
Telemachus followed the Goddess, surrounded by a crowd ot 
young Nymphs, above whom she rose with the whole head as 
a large oak in a forest elevates its thick branches above the 
tr.es which surround it. lie admired the splendor of her 
beautv, the rich purple of her long and flowing robe, he. hair 
tied behind negligently hut with grace, the fire 
from her eves, and the sweetness winch ten 
Mentor, with downcast eyes, keeping a ... 
lowed Telemachus, 



TELEMACHUS, 7 

On arrive a la porte de la grotte de Calypso, ou 
They an ived at the door of the grotto of Calypso, where 

Te emaque i'ut surpris de voir, avec line apparence de 
Ttlemachus was swyrhed of to see, ivith an appearance of 
simplu ite rustique, icut ce qui peut charmer les yeux. 
simplicity rustic -hat which can charm the eyes* 

On rj'y voyoit ni or, ni aigent, ni marbre, ni co- 
They not there saw neither gold, nor sliver , nor ma.ble, nor col" 

J©unts,m tableaux, in slatuess cette grotte etnit tailiee 
nmns, nor picnics, nor statues: that grotto was cut 

dans le roc, en vothes pieiues dc roc allies et de 

the rock, in vaults fall of pebbles and of 

cequiii. s; ei'e. e oit tapis^ee d'une jttme Vigne, 

shHls; it was hung with a ayestry of a young vine, 

qu, ses hra j <clu b sen; le^ e^alement cie tons 

; extended its branches supple equally of all 

coxes. Les clou-x zep-yrs Gonservoient en ce lieu. 
The sweet ztnh preserved in that place 

ma u soieii, que delicieuse fraichtur: 

the a> dour of the sun, a delightful coolness: 

des i' lit tines, c nu iaiit airec un doux murrnure sur des 

some fl.untains, flowing with a sweet mumur on some 

pres semes d'amurantes et de violettes, formoient en 
tneadoics sown of amaranths and of violets, formed in 

divers lieux des bains aussi purs et aussi clairs que le 
divers places soma baths as pure and as clear as the 

crystal: mille fieurs naissantes emailloient les tapis 
crystal; thousand flowers rising enamelled the carpets 

They arrived at the door of the grotto of Calypso, where 
Telemachus was surprised to see, with an appearance of rustic 
simplicity, all that which can charm the eyes. There was 
seen there, neither gold nor silver, nor marble, nor columns, 
nor pictures, nor statues: the grotto was cut in a rock, in 
vaults, fail of pebhles and shells; it was hang- ^ ith a young- 
vine, which extended equally its pliant branches on all 
side3. The sweet zephyrs preserved in that place, notwith- 
standing the ardour of the sun, a delightful coolness: fountains, 
flowing" with a sweet murmur on meadows sown with ama- 
ranths and violets, formed in several places baths as pure and 
as clear as crystal: a thousand rising flowers enamelled the 
green carpet 



TELEMACHUS. 

verts dont la grotte etoit environnee. La, on trouvoit 
green of which the grotto xvas surrounded. There, they found 

un bois de ces arbres touffus qui portent des pommes 
a wood of those trees tufted which bear some appUs 

d'or, et dont la fleur, qui se renouvelle dans toutes 
of gold, and of which the flower, which itself renews in all 

les saisons, re panel ie plus doux de tous les parfums; 

the seasons, spreads the most sweet of all the perfumes; 

ce bois sembloit couronner ces belles prairies, et 
that wood seemed to crown these beautiful meadows, and 

formoit une nuit que les rayons du soieii ne pouvoient 
formed one night that the rays of the sun not were able 

percer: la on n'entendoit jamais que ie chant des 
to pierce: there they not heard ever but the singing of the 

oiseaux, ou le bruit d'un ruisseau qui, se precipitant 
birds, or the noise of a brook which, itself precipitated 

du haut d'un rocher, tomboit a gros bouillons pleins 
from the height of a rock, fell to large babbles full 

d'ecume et s'enfuyoit au travers de la prairie. 
of foam and itself fled to across of the meadow. 

La grotte de la deesse etoit sur le penchant d'une 
The grotto of the goddess was on the declivity of a 

colline: de la on decouvroit la mer, quelquefois 
kill: fromthtrethey discovered the sea, sometimes 

claire et unie comme une glace, quelquefois follement 
clear and smooth as a glass, sometimes madly 

irritee contre les rochers, ou elle se brisoit en 
irritated against the rocks where she herself broke in 

by which the grotto was environed. There was found a grove of 
those tufted trees which bear golden apples, aud the blossoms of 
which, being renewed every season, spread the sweetest of all 
perfumes. This grove seemed tocrownthese beautiful meadows, 
and made a shade that the rays of the sun could not penetrate. 
There was nothing heard but the singing of the birds, or the 
noise of a brook, which, precipitating itself from the height 
of a rock, fell with large bubbles full of foam, and fled across 
the meadows. 

The grotto of the Goddess was upon the declivity of a hill: 
from thence they discovered the sea, sometimes clear, and as 
smooth as glass; sometimes madly irritated against the rocks, 
en which it broke, 



TELEMACHUS, ^ 

gemissant et elevant ses vagues comme des montagnes; 
groaning and elevating her ivaves as seme mountains; 

cl'uu autre cote on voyoit une riviere oii se formoient 
of one other side they saw a river where themselves formed 

des isles bordees de tilleuls fleuris et de hauls peupliers 
some islands bordered of linden trees flowered and of high poplars 

qui portoient leurs tetes superbes jusques dans les nues. 
which carried their heads superb even into the clouds. 

Les divers canaux qui formoient ces isles sembloient 
The divers canals which formed these islands seemed 

se jouer dans la campagne: les unes rouloient 

themselves to sport in the country: the ones. rolled 

leurs eaux claires avec rapidite; d'autres avbient une 
their waters clear with rapidity; of others had a 

eau paisible et dormante; d'autres, par de longs detours 
icater peaceable and sleeping; of others, by some long vnnding 

revenoient sur leurs pas, comme pour remontcr vers 
came back upon their steps, as for to remount towards 

leur source, et sembloient ne pouvoir quitter ces bords 
their source, and seemed not to be able to quit these borders 

enchanles. On appercevoit de loin des collines et des 
enchanted. They perceived of far some hills and some 

montagnes qui se perdoient dans les nues, et dont la 
mountains which themselves lost in the clouds, and of which the 

figure bizarre fcrmoit un horizon a souhait pour le plai- 
figure fantastic formed an ho-irizon to desire for the plea- 

sir des yeux. Les montagnes voisines etoient couvertes 

sure of the eyes. The mountains neighbouring were covered 



roaring- and elevating" its waves as hig-h as mountains: on 
another side there were formed islands, bordered with lin- 
den trees in flowers, and hig-h poplars which carried their 
proud heads even to the clouds. The various canals which 
these islands formed seemed to sport in the plain: some rolled 
their clear water with rapidity, some were peaceable aud stand- 
ing; others, by long meandering^ returned on their course as if 
to reascend towards their source, and seemed unwilling to 
quit these enchanted borders. There were seen, at a distaoce, 
hills and mountains which were lost in the clouds, and of 
which, the fantastic figure made an horizon, as if formed for 
the pleasure of the eyes. The neighboring mountains were 
covered 



10 TELEMACHUS. 

de pampre verd qui pcndoit en festons: 

of branches of vine with its leaves green which hung in feslo'om: 

le raisin, plus eclatant que la pournre, ne pouvoit se 
the grape, more bright than the purple, not leasable itself 

cacher sous L< s fcuillee, et ia vigne£toit accablee sous 
to hide under the leaves : and the vine v;a$ overwhelmed under 

sor. fruit. L<* figuier, ToHvier, le grenadier, et tous les 
its fruit. The jig tree, the olive tree, the granatf tree, and all the 

am res arbres, couvroient la campagne, et en faisoient 
ether trees, covered the country, and cfit made 

un grand jar din. 
a large garden. 

Ca ypso ayant montre a Telemaque routes ces beautes 
Calypso having shown to Telcmachus all these hfenrfus 

naturelles lui dit: reposez-vous; vos habits sont mouilles, 
natural, to him said: repose yourself '; your clothes are xcet, 

il est temps que vous en changiez: ensuite nous nous 
it is time that you of them change: afterwards we ourselves 

reverrons; et je vous raconterai des histoires dont 
will see again; and 1 to you will relate some histories of which 

votre coeur sera tonche En tneme temps elle le fit 
your heart will be touched. In same time she him made 

entrer avec Mentor dans le lieu le plus secret et le 
enter with Mentor into the place the most secret and tht 

plus recule d'une grotte voisine de celle oii la Ik 
most remote of a grotto neighboring of that where the Goddess 

derneuroit. Lcs Nymphes avoient eu soin d'allumer en 
dwelt. The Nymphs had had care of to kindle in 

with the green branches of vine which huug iu festoons: the 
grapes, brighter than purple, could not be concealed un- 
der the leaves, and the vine was overl aded with its fruit. 
The fig trees, the olive trees, the granate trees, and all the other 
trees, covered the country and made it like a large garden. 

Calypso, having shown to Telcmachus all these natural 
beauties, said to him, repose yourself: your clothes are wet, 
it is time that \ou should change them: afterwards we shall see 
each other, and I shall relate to you histories at whieh.vour 
heart will be touched. At the same tune she made him enter 
with Mhntor into the place, the most secret and the most 
remote of a grotto, near to that in which the Goddess lived. 
The Nymphs had taken care to kindle in 



TELEMACHUS. 1 \ 

ce lieu un grand feu de bois de cedre, dont la bonne 
that place a large fire of wood of cedar, of which the good 

odeur se tepandoit de tous coles; et elles y avoient 
odeur itself spread of all sides; and they there had 

laisse des habits pour les nouveaux hotes. 
left some clothes for the new guests. 

Teleiuaque, voyant qu'on lui avoit destine une tunique 
Telemachus, seeing that they to him had destined a tunic 

d'une laine fine dont la blaru heur effacoit celle de la 

of a wool fine of which the vjhiteness effaced that of the 

neige, et une robe de pouipre avec une broderie d'or, 
snoiv, and a robe of purple with an embroidery ofgold } 

prit le plaisir qui est nature! a un jeune homnie, en con- 
took the pleasure which is natural to a young man, in con- 

sh'erant cette magnificence. 
ndtring that magnificence. 

Mentor lui dit d'un ton grave: sont-ce done la, 
^Mentor to him said of a tone grave: are this then there 3 

6 TeJewque, les pensees <»ui doivent ocenper le coeur 
Telemachus, the (houghts which owe to occupy the heart 

du fiis c'UIysse? Sonuez plutot a sout^nir la repu- 
ofthe son of Ulysses? Think rather to sustain the refu- 
tation de voire p<"re. et a vaincre la fortune qui vous 
tation of your father, and to conquer the fortune who you 

persecute. Un jeune homme qui aime a se p^rer 
persecutes. Ji young man who loves to himself deck 

vaincment comme une femme est indigne de la sagesse 
vainly as a woman is unworthy of the wisdom 

that place a lar^e fire of cedar wood, the sweet fragrance of 
which was spread on all sides, and they had left there some 
clothes for the new quests. 

Telemachus, seeing- that they had destined for him a tunic 
of fine wool, the whiteness of which eclipsed that of the snow, 
together with a robe of purple embroidered with gold, took 
the pleasure, which is natural to a young man, in considering' 
that magnificence. 

Mentor said to him with a grave tone: are these then, O 
Telemachus, the thoughts that ought to occupy the heart of 
the son of Ulysses? Think rather to sustain the reputation 
of jour father, and to conquer fortune which persecutes 30U. 
A young man who takes delight in adorning himself, vainly as 
a woman, is unworthy of wisdom 



J3 TELEMACHUS. 

et de la gloire. La gloire n'est clue qu'a un coeur qui 
and of the glory. The glory not is due tut to a heart w hick 

sait soufifVir la peine et fouler aux pieds les plaisirs. 
knows to suffer the pain and to trample to the feet the pleasures. 

Telemaque repondit, en soupirant: que les Dieux 
Telemachus answered, in sighing: that the Gods 

me fassent perir plutot que de soufTYir que la nmllesse 
me make perish rather than of to suffer, that the effeminacy 

et la volupte s' emparent de mon cceui ! Nom 

and the voluptuousness themselves take possession bf my heart! Ac, 

non, le fi!s d'Ulysse ne sera jamais vaincu par les 

no, the son of Ulysses not will be ever vanquished by the 

charmes d'une vie lacheet efTeminee. Mais quelle faveur 
charms of a life base and effeminate. But what favour 

du ciel nous a fait trouver, apres notre naufrage? 
of heaven us has made find, after our shipwreck 

cette deesse ou cette mortelle qui nous ccmble 

this goddess or this mortal who us roof of a house 

ove 
de biens? 
of goods? 

Craignez, repartit Mentor, qu'elle ne vous accable 
Fear, replied Mentor, that she not you overburdens 

de maux; craignez ses trompeuses douceurs plus que 
of evils; fear her deceitful sweetness more than 

les ecueils qui ont brise votre navire: le naufrage et 
the rocks ivhich have broken your ship: the shipwreck and 

la mort sontmoins funestes que les plaisirs qui attaquent 
the death are less fatal than the pleasure* which aittk 

and glory; glory belongs but to him who knows how to suffer 
pain and to trample pleasure under his feet. 

Telemachus replied, sighing: may the gods cause me to die 
rather than to suffer that effeminacy and voluptuousness 
should take possession of my heart! No, no, the son of Ulysses 
will never be overcome by the allurements of a vile and effemi- 
nate life. But what favour of heaven has made us find, after 
our shipwreck, this Goddess, or this mortal, who overloads us 
with such benefits? 

Fear, replied Mentor, lest she overwhelms you with evils; 
fear her deceitful favour more than the rocks which have bro- 
ken your ship Shipwreck and death are less fatal than the 
pleasures which attack 



TELEMACEIUS 13 

h vertn. Garclez-vous bien de croire ce qu'elle 

the virtue. Guard yourself well of to believe that which she 

vous retcontera. La jeunesse est presomptueuse, elle 
to you will relate. The youth is presumptuous, it 

se promet tout d'elle-rneme: quoique fragile, elle 
to itself promises all of itself; although frail, it 

croit pouvoir tout, et n'avoir jamais rien a craindre; 
believes to be able all, and not to have ever nothing to fear; 

eiic se cGniSe legerem.ent et sans precaution. Gardez- 
it itself confides , lightly and without precaution. Guard 

vous d'ecouter les paroles douces et flatteuses de 
yourself of to listen the icords sweet and flattering of 

Calypso, qui se giisseront comme un serpent sous 
Calypso, which themselves will glide as a serpent under 

lo. fleurs; craignez ce poison cache; defiez vous de vous- 
the flowers; fear that poison hid; distrust you of you 

e; et attendez ton jours mes conseils. 
yourself; and wait always my counsels. 

Ensuite ils retournerent aupres de Calypso, qui les 
■•Afterwards they returned near of Calypso, who them 

att'-ndoit. Les Nymphes, avec leurs cheveux tresses, 
waited. The Nymphs, v:\th their hairs braided, 

et des habits blancs, servirent d'abord un repas simple, 
and some clothes white, served at first a repast simple, ' 

mais exqim pour le gout et pour la proprete. On 
but exquisite for the taste and for the neatness. They 

n'y voyoit aucune autre viande que celle des oiseaux 
not there saw any other viand than that of the birds 



virtue Take care not to believe what she will relate to you. 
Youth is presumptuous; it promises every thiug of itself; 
although frail, it believes to be able to accomplish every thing", 
and never to have any thing' to fear; it trusts lightly and without 
precaution, fake care not to listen to the sweet and flattering 
words of Calypso, which will glide as a serpent under the 
flowers; fear that hidden poison; distrust yourself, and always 
wait for m\ counsels. 

Afterwards they returned to Calypso, who waited for them. 
The Nymphs, with their hair braided, and dressed in white, 
served up at first a plain repast, but exquisite for taste as well 
as neatness. There were seen no other viands than of the birds 



1 4 TELEMACHUS. 

qu'elles avoient pris dans les filets, ou des betes qu'elles 
that they had taken in the nets, or some beasts which they 
avoient percees de leurs fleches a la chasse: un vin 
had pierced of their arrows at the chace: a wine 

plus doux que le nectar couloit des grands vases d'ar- 
more sweet than the nectar flowed from large vases of sil- 
gent dans des tasses d'or couronnees de fleurs. On aporta 
ver into some cups of gold crowned of flowers. They brought 
dans des corbeilles tous les fruits que le printemps 
in some baskets all the fruits whith the spring 

promet et que l'automne repand sur la terre. En 
promises and which the autumn spreads upon the earth. In 
m£me temps, quatre jeunes Nymphes se mirent a 
the mean time, four young Nymphs themselves betook to 

chanter. D'abord elles chanterent le combat des Dieux 
«**£. Of first they sung the combat of the Gods 

contre les geants, puis les amours de Jupiter et de 
against the giants, then the loves of Jupiter and of 

Semele, la naissance de Bacchus et son education con- 
Semele, the birth of Bacchus and his education con- 

duite par la vieux Silene, la course d'Atalante et d'Hip- 
ducted by the old Silenus, the race ofJtalantes and of Hip- 
pomene qui fut vainqueur par le moyen des pommes 
pomenes who was conqueror by the means of the apples 

d'or venues du jardin des Hesperides: enfin, la 
of gold come from the garden of the Hesperides: in fine, the 

guerre de Troie fut aussi chantee, les combats d'Ulysse 
war of Troy was also sung, the combats of Ulysses 



which they had taken in their nets, or of wild beasts which 
they had pierced with their arrows in the chace. Wine, sweet- 
er than nectar, flowed from large silver vases, into golden 
cups crowned with flowers. They brought, in baskets, all the 
fruits which the spring promises, and which autumn spreads 
upon the earth. At the same time, four young Nymphs began 
to sing. At first they sung the combat of the gods against the 
giants, then the loves of Jupiter and Semele; the birth ol Bac- 
chus, and his education, conducted by the old Silenus; the 
race of Atalanta and Hipomenes, who conquered by the means 
of golden apples from the garden of Hesperides: finally, the % 
war of Troy was also sung, the combats of Ulysses 



TELEMACHUS. 15 

et sa sagesse furent eleve jfcsqu'aux cieux. La premiere 

and his wisdom icere elevated even to the skies. The first 

des Nymphes, qui s'appelioit Leucothoe, joignit les 
of the Nymphs, ivho herself calltd Leucothoe, joined the 

accords de sa lyre aux douces voix de toutes les 

harmony of her lyre to the sweet voices of all the 

autre s. 
others. 

Quand Telemaque entendit le nom de son pere, les 
When Teltmachus heard the name of his father, the 

larmes qui coulerent le long de ses joues donnerent un 
tears which flowed the long of his cheeks gave a 

nouveau lustre a sa beaute. Mais comme Calypso ap- 
new brightness to his beauty. But as Calypso per^ 

percut qu'il ne pouvoit manger, et qu'il etoit saisi de 
ceived that he not was able to eat, and that he was seized of 

douleur, elle fit signe aux Nymphes. A Tinstant on 
griff she made sign to the Nymphs. To the instant they 

chanta le combat des Centaures avec les Lapithes, et la 
sung the combat of the Centaurs with the Lapithae, and the 

descente d'Orphee aux enfers pour en retirer 
descent t of Orpheus to hell for from thence to draw 

Eu rid ice. 

Euridice. 

Quand le repas fut fini, la Deesse prit Telemaque et 

When the repast to as finished, the Goddess took Telemachus and 

lui parla ainsi: vous voyez, fils du grand Ulysse, avec 
to him spoke thus: you see, son of the great Ulysses, with 



and his wisdom were elevated even to the skies. The first of 
the Nymphs, whose name was Leucothoe, joined the harmony 
of her lyre to the sweet voices of all the others. 

When Telemachus heard the name of his father, the tears 
which ran along- his cheeks gave i new brilliancy to his beau- 
ty. But as Calypso perceived that he could not eat, and that 
He was seized with grief, she made a sign to the Nymphs. 
Immediately they sung the combat of the Centaurs against the 
Lapithae, and the descent of Orpheus to hell, in order to bring 
back Eurydice. 

When the repast was over, the goddess took Telemachus 
and spoke to him thus: you see, son of the great Ulysses, 



16 TELEMACHUS. 

quelle faveur je vous recol£ Je suis immortelle: nul 
what favour I you rective. I am immortal: no 

mortel ne pern en'rer clans cette isle sans etre puni 
mortal not can enter in this island without to be punished 

de sa temerite; et votre naufrage meme ne vous 
•/ his temerity; and your shipwreck itself not you 

garan'iroit pas de mon indignation, si d'ailituis je ne 
would save step of my indignation, if of besides J not 

vous aimois. Votre pere a eu le meme bonheur que 
you loved. Your father has had the same happiness as 

vous; mais, helas! il n ? a pas su en profiter. Je Pai 
you; but, alasl he not has step known of it to profit. I him have 

garde long-temps dans cette isle: il n'a tenu qu'a iui 
kept long time in this island: it not has held but to him 

d'y vivre avec moi dans un etat immortel; mais V- 
of there to live with me in a state immortal; but the 

aveugle passion de mourner dans sa miserable patrie 
blind passion of to return in his miserable country 

lui fit rejeter tous ces avantages. Vous voyez ce qu'il 
Him made to reject all these advantages. You see that which he 

a perdu pour Ithaque qu'il n'a pu revoir. II 
has lost for Ithaca which he not has been able to see again. fJe 

voulut me quitter, il partit; et je finf vengee par la 
was willing me to quit, he departed; and I was revenged by the 

tempete: son vaisseau, apres avoir ete long-temps le 
tempest: his vessel, after to have been long time the 

jonet des vents, fut enseveli dans les ondes. Piofitez 
iport of the winds, was buried in the loaves. Profit 



the favour with which T receive you. I am immortal; no mor- 
tal can enter into this island without being- punished W Ins te- 
merity; and even your shipwreck would not save you from my 
indigmation, if otherwise 1 did not love you. Your father has had 
the same good fortune as you: but, ak?s! he has not known 
how to profit by it. I have kept him a long- time in this island; 
he was at liherty to live here with me in an immortal state; 
but the blind passion of returning' into his miserable country, 
made him reject all these advantages. You, see what he has 
lost for Ithaca, which he has not been able to see again. lie 
would quit me, he departed; and I was revenged by the tem- 
pest: his vessel, after having been a long time the sport of the 
winds, was buried in the waves. Profit 



TELEMACHUS. k ? 

d'un si triste exemple. Apres son naufrage, vous 

of a so sad example. After his shipwreck, you 

n'avez plus rien a esperer ni f>our le revoir, ni 
not have more nothing to hope neither for him to see again r nor 

pour regner jamais dans Tisle d'lthaque apres lui: 
for to reign ever in the island of Ithaca after him: 

consolez-vous de l'avoir perdu, puisque vous trouvez 
console you of him to have lost, since you find 

ici une Divinite prete a vous rendre heureux, et un 
here a Divinity ready to you to render happy, and a 

royaume qu'elle vous offre. 
kiixgdom which she to you offers. 

La Deesse ajouta a ces paroles de longs discours pour 
The Goddess added to these words some long discourses for 

montrer combien Ulysse avoit ete heureux aupres 
to show how much Ulysses had been happy near 

d'elle: elle raconta ses aventures dans la caverne du 
ofltr: she related his adventures in the cavern of the 

Cy elope Polypheme, eVchez Antiphates, roi des Les- 
Cyclop Polyphemus, and at Antiphates, king of the Les- 

trigons: elle n'oublia pas ce que lui etoit arrive dans 
trigons: she not forgot step that which to him was happened in 

l'isle de Circe, iille du Soleil, ni les dangers qu'il 
the island of Circe , daughter of the Sun, nor the dangers that he 

avoit courus entre Scylla et Charybde. Elle representa 

had ran between Scylla and Charybdis. She represented 

la dernieretempete que Neptune avoit excitee contre 

the last tempest that Neptune had excited against 



by so sad an example. After his shipwreck you have nothing 
mere to hope; neither to see him again, nor ever to reign in the 
island of Ithaca after him: take consolation for his loss, since 
you find here a Divinity ready to make you happy, and a king- 
dom which she offers you. 

The goddess added to these words, long discourses, to 
fehow how happy Ulysses had been with her: she related his 
adventures in the cave of the Cyclop Polyphemus, and at the 
house of Antiphates, king of the Lestrigons; she did not forget 
that which had happened to him in the island of Circe, daugh- 
ter of the Sun, nor the dangers which he had encountered 
between Sylla and Charybdis. She represented the last tem- 
pest that Neptune had excited against 



IS TELEMACHUS. 

lui quand il partit d'aupres d'elle. Elle voulut faire 
him when he departed from near of her < She waswillirigtomake 

entendre qu'il etoit peVi dans ce naufrage et elie sup- 
understand that he was perished in that shipwreck and she sup- 

prima son arrivee dans l'isle des Pheaciens. 
pressed his arrival in the island of the Pheatians. 

Telemaque, qui s'etoit d'abord abandonne trop 
Telemachus, who himself ivas of first abandoned too 

promptement a la joie derre si bicn traiie de Calypso, 
quickly . to the joy of to be so well treated of Calypso, 

reconnut enfin son artifice, et la sagesse des conseils 
recognised at last her artifice, and the wisdom of the counsels 

que Mentor venoit de lui donner. II repondit en peu de 
which JMentor came of to him to give. He answered in ftxo of 

mots: O Deesse, pardonnez a ma douleur; maintenant 
words: Oh Goddess, pardon to my grief; now 

je ne puis que m'aflliger; pcut-etre que dans 

I not can but myself to afflict; can to be (perhaps) that +in 

la suite j'aurai plus de force pour gouter la fortune 
the sequel I shall have more of force for to taste the fortune 

que vous m'ofifrez: laissez moi en ce moment pleurer 
which you to myself offer: leave me in this moment to weep 

mon pere; vous savez mieux que moicombien il merite 
my father; you know better than I how much he merits 

d'etre pleure. 
of to be wept. 



him when he departed from her. She wished to make him 
understand that be had perished in that shipwreck, and she 
suppressed his arrival in the island of the Pheacians. 

Telemachus, who bad atfirst too quickly abandoned himself to 
the joy of being so well treated by Calypso, recognised at last 
her artifice, and the wisdom of the counsels which Mentor had 
just given him. He replied in few words: O goddess, pardon 
my grief, now I can but grieve; perhaps I shall have afterwards 
more force to taste the fortune which you offer me.- at this 
moment permit me to weep for my father; you know better 
than I how much he deserves to be lamented. 



## TELEMACHUS. 19 

• * » # 
Calypso n'osa d'aoord le presser d'avantage: elle 
Calypso not dared at' first him to press anymore: she 

feigirit meme d'entrer dans sa douleur, et de 
feigned even of to enter in his grie/, «wd of 

s'aitendrir pour Ulysses, Mais pour mieux connoitre 
herself to be moved for Ulysses. But for thebeiter to know 

les moyens de toucher le coeur du jeune homirie, elle 
the means of to touch the heart of the young man, she 

lui demanda comment il avoit fait naufrage, et par 
to him demanded how lie had made shipwreck, and by 

quelles avemures il etoit sur ses cotes. Le reck de 
ivhat adventures he was upon her coasts. The recital of 

mes malheurs, dit il, seioit trop long. Non, non, 
my misfci tunes, said he. would be too long. No, no, 

repondit elle; il me tarde.de les savoir, hatez-vous 
replied she; it to myself delays of them to know hasten yourself 

de % me les raconter. hile le pressa long-temps. 
of to myself them to recount. She him pressed long time, 

E fin il ne put lui resisted et il lui parla ainsi: 
In fine he not was able to her to resist, arid he to her spoke thus: 

J'etois parti ePIihaque pour aller deimnder aux 
I was departed of Ithaca for to go to demand to the 

autres rois revenus du siege de Troie des nouvelles de 
others kings returned of the siege of Troy some news of 

mon pere. Les amants de ma mere Penelope furent 
my father. The lovers of my mother Penelope were 

surpris de mon depart: j'avois p v is soin de le leur 
surprised of my departure: I had taken care of it to them 



Calypso dared not at first urge him more: she even feigned 
to participate in his grief and to feel for Ulysses. But the 
better to know how to move the heart of the young man, she 
asked him how he had made shipwreck, and by what adven- 
tures he was on her coasts. The recital of my misfortunes, 
said he 7 would be too long". No, no, replied she, I am eager to 
kuow them, make haste to relate them to me. She pressed him 
a long time. At last, not being able to resist her, he spoke thus: 

I departed from Ithaca in order to go and ask the other kings, 
returned from the siege of Troy, news of my father. The suitors 
of my mother Penelope were surprised at my departure: Ihad, 
from a knowledge of their perfidy, Uken care 



£0 TELEMACHUS # 

cacher, connoissant leur perfidie*\! Nestor, que je vis 
to conceal, knowing their perfidy. «* Nestor, whom I saw 
a Pylos, ni Menelas, qui me recut avec amitie dans 
at Pylos, nor Menelas, who me received with friendship in 
Lacedemone, ne purent m'apprendre si mon pere 
Zacedemon, not were able me to inform whether my father 

6toit encore en vie. Lasse de vivre toujours en suspcns 
was yet in life. Tired of to live always in suspeme 
et dans l'incertitude, je me resolus d'aller dans la 
and in the incertitude, I myself resolved of to go in the 
Sicile, ou j'avois oui dire que mon pere avoit ete jete 
Sicily, where I had heard to say that my father had been cast 
par les vents. Mais le sage Mentor, que vous voyez 
by the winds. But the wise Mentor, whom you see 

ici present, s'opposoit & ce temeraire dessein: il me 
here present, himself opposed to that rash design: he tome 

representoit d'une cote les Cyclopes, geants monstreux 
represented of one side the Cyclops, giants moiistrous 

qui devorent les hommesj de I'autre la flotte d'Enee et 
who devour the men; of the other the fleet cfJEneas and 

des Troyens, qui etoit sur ces cotes. Ces Troyens, 
of the Trojans, which was upon these coasts. Those Trojans, 
disoit-il, sont animes contre tous les Grecs; mais sur 
said he, are exasperated against all the Greeks; but above 

tout ilsrepandroient avec plaisir le sang du fils d'Ulysse. 
all they loouldshed with pleasure the blood of the son of Ulysses. 

Retournez, continuoit-il, en Ithaque: peut-etre que 
Return, continued he, in Ithaca: may be, that 



to conceal it from them. Neither Nestor, whom I saw at 
Pylos, nor Menelaus, who received me with friendship in La-: 
cedemon, could inform me whether my father was still living-. 
Wearied with liying always in suspense and incertitude, I de- 
termined to go to Sicily, where I had heard that my father had 
been cast by the winds. But the wise Mentor, whom you see 
here present, opposed this rash design: he represented to me 
on one side the Cyclops, monstrous giants who devour men; on 
the other the fleet of ^neas and the Trojans, who were on 
these coasts. These Trojans, said he, are exasperated against 
all the Greeks; but specially they would shed, with pleasure, 
the blood of the son of Ulysses. Return, continued he, to Itha- 
ca; perhaps 



TELEMACHUS. 21 

votre pere, aime dcs dieux, y sera aussitot que vous. 
your father, loved cfthe gods, there ii'ill be as soon as you. 

Mais si les dieux ont resotu sa perte, s'ii ne doit jamais 
But if the gods have resolved his loss, if he not oices ever 

revoir sa patrie, clu moins ii faut que vous aliiez le 
to see again his country, at least it is necessary that you go him 

\ev)gtri delivrer votre mere, montrer votre sagessA 
to revenge, to set free your mother, to shew your icisdem 

a tous les peoples, et faire voir en vous a toute la 
to all the peoples, aud to make to see in you to all the 

Grece un roi au^si dig lie de re^ner que le fut jamais 
Greece one king as worthy of to reign as him was eve? 

Ulysse lui-meme, 

Ulysses himself. 

Ces paroles etoient salutaires: mais je n'etois pas 
These words were salutary: but I nit was step 

assez prudent pour les ecouter; je n'ecoutai que ma 
enough prudent for to them to listen; I not listened but my 

passion. Le ss^e Mentor m'aimu jusqu'a me suivre 

passion. • The wise Mentor me loved even to me to follow 

dans un voyage temeraire que j'emreprencis contre ses 
in a voyage rash which I undertook against his 

conseils; et les dieux permireni que je fisse une faute 
counsels; and the gods permitted that I should make one f,ult 

qui devoit servir a me eerriger de ma preemption. 
which ought to serve to myself to coirect of my presumption, 

Pendant que Telemaque parloit, Calypso regaifloit 
During that Telemachus spoke, Calypso looked 



your fafber. beloved by the- gods, shall be there as soouasyou. 
. But if the gods have resolved his death, if he is never to see 
his country again, at least it is necessary that \ou go to re- 
yenge hi;n, set your mother free, show your wisdom to all 
the people, and cause aii Greece to see in )ou a king as worthy 
to reign as ever was Ulysses himself. 

These words were salutary: but 1 was not prudent enough 
to listen to them; I listened but to m\ passion. The wise Men- 
tor loved me so much as to follow me in a rash voyage that I 
undertook against his counsels; and the gods permitted that I 
should com: it a fault which was to serve in correcting me for 
my presumption. 

Whilst Telemachus spoke. Calypso looked at 



22 TELEMACHUS. 

Mentor. Elle etoit etonnee: elle croyoit sentir en lui 
Mentor. She was astonished: she thought to feel in him 

quelque chose de divin; mais elle ne pouvoit demeler 
some thing of divine; but she not was able to unravel 

sespensees contuses; ainsi el ledemeuroitpleinedecrainte 
her thoughts confused; thus she remained full of fear 
et de defiance a la vue de cet inconnu. Alors elle 
and of diffidence at the sight of that unknown. Then she 

apprehenda de laisser voir son trouble. Continuez, dit- 
apprehmded of to let to see her confusion. Continue, said 

elle a* Telemaque,et satisfaites ma curiosite. Telemaque 
she to Telemachus, and satisfy my curiosity. Telemachus, 

reprit ainsi: 
resumed thus: 

Nous eumes assez long-tempsun vent favorable pour 
We had enough long time a wind favourable for 

aller en Sicile; mais ensuite une noire tempete deroba 
to go in Sicily; but afterward one black tempest stole 

le ciel a nos yeux, et nous fumes enve^oppes dans une 
the heaven to our eyes, and ice were enveloped in one 

profonde nuit. A la lueur des eclairs, nousappercumes 
profound night. To the light of the lightnings, we perceived 

d'autres vaisseaux exposes au meme peril; et nous 
of others vessels exposed to the same peril; and we 

reconnumes bientot que c'etoient les vaisseaux d'Enee: 
recognized soon that these iv ere the vessels ofJEneas: 

ils n'etoient pas moins a craindre pour nous que les 
they not were step less to to fear for us than the 



Mentor. She was astonished: she thought to feel that there 
was in him something 1 divine; but she could not unravel her 
confused thoughts: thus she remained full of fear and diffidence 
at the sight of that stranger. Then she feared to let her 
trouble be seen. Continue, said she to Telemachus, and satisfy 
my curiosity. Telemachus resumed thus: 

We had for some time a favourable wind to go to Sicily; but 
afterwards a black tempest stole the heaven from our eyes and 
we were enveloped in a profound night. We perceived, by 
the flash of lightning, other vessels exposed to the same peril; 
and we soon knew that they were the vessels of .'Eneas: they 
were not less to be feared by us than the 



TELEMACHUS. 25 

rochers. Je compris a!ors,mais trop tard,ce que l'ardeur 
rocks. I comprehended then, but too late, that ivhich the ardour 

d'une jeunesse impruuente m'avoit. empeche de 
of a youth imprudent me. had prevented of 

considerer attentivement. Mentor parut, dans ce danger, 
to consider attentively. Mentor appeared, in that danger, 

non settlement ferrne et intrepide, mais plus gai qu'a 
not only firm and intrepid, hut more gay than to 

l'ordinahe: e'etait lui qui m'encourageoit; je sentois 
the ordinary: it twas he icho me encouraged; I felt 

qu'il nrinspiroit une force invincible. II donnoit 
that he me inspired a force invincible. H% gave j 

tranquillemer.t tous les ordres, pendant que le pilote 
tranquilly all the orders, during that the pilot 

etoit trouble. Je lui disois: mon cber Mentor, pourquoi 
as disturbed. I to him said; my dear Mentor, why 

ai-je refuse de suivre vos conseils! ne suis-je pas 
have I refused of ^to follow your counsels! not am I step 

malheureux d'avoir voulu me croire moi-meme ? 

unhappy of to have been willing me to believe my self, 

dans un age oii Ton n'a ni prevoyancedel'avtnir, 

in an age ichere the one not has neither foresight of the future, 

ni experience uu passe, ni moderation pour menager 
or experience of the past, or moderation for to manage 

le present! Ob! si jamais nous ecbappons de cette 
the present! Oh! if ever we escape of this 

tempete, je N me defierai de moi-meme comme de 
tempest, I myself will distmst of myself as of 



rocks. I understood then, but too late, that which the im- 
prudent ardour of youth had prevented me from considering 1 . 
with attention. Mentor appeared in that danger, not only 
firm and intrepid, but more gay than usual: it was he who 
encouraged me: I felt that he inspired me with an invincible 
force. He gave tranquilly all the orders whilst that the pilot 
was disturbed. I said to him, my dear Mentor, why have £ 
refused to follow your counsels' am I not unhappy to Lave 
wished to believe myself, in an age when one has neither fore- 
sight of the future, nor experience of the past, nor moderation 
to govern the present! Oh! if ever we escape from this tem- 
pest, I shall distrust myself the same as 






24 TELEMACHUS. 

mon plus dangereux ennemi: c'esl vous, Mentor^ que 
my most dangerous enemy: it is you, JUentor, whom 

je croirai toujours. 
I will believe always. 

Mentor, en souriant me repondit: je n'ai garde 
Mentor ^ in smiling tome answered: J not have guard 

J am far from 

de vous repvocher la faute que vous avez faite; 
of you reproaching the fault which you have made; 

il sufnt que vous la sentiez, et qir^elle^ serve a 
it suffices that yon it feel, and that il serves to 

*etre un#autre fr>is plus modere dans vos desirs. 
to be an other time more moderate in your desires. 

Mais rjuaud le peril sera passe, la preemption 
But when the 'peril will be past, the presumption 

reviendra peut-etre. Maintenant il faut se 

will come again perhaps. JVbto it is necessary oneself 

aoutenir par le courage. Avant €^£de se jeter 
to support by the courage. Before that\ of one'' self to throw 

dans le peri', il faut le prevoir et le craindre: mais 
into the peril, it is necessary it to foresee and it to fear: but 

quand on y est, il ne reste plus qu'a le mepriser. 
when one there is, it not remains more than to it to dtspise. 

Soytz done le digne fils d'Ulysse; montrez un 
Be therefore the worthy son of Ulysses; show a 

coeur plus grand que tous les maux qui vous menacent. 
neart more great than all the evils which yo\L threaten- 



my most dangerous enemy: it is you Mentor whom I shall al- 
ways believe. 

Mentor smiling replied to me: I am far from reproaching- you 
the fault which you have committed; it suffices that you know it, 
and that it may serve you another time to be more moderate 
in your desires. But when the peril will be over, perhaps the 
presumption will return. Now we must support ourselves by 
our courage. Before one throws himself into peril, he must 
foresee and fear it: but when we are in it, nothing- more remains 
but to despise it. Be therefore the worthy son of Ulysses, show a 
heart greater than all the evils which threaten you. 



TELEMACHUS. 25 

La douceur et le courage du sage Mentor me 
Tfie mildness and the Murage of the ivise ^Mentor me 

charnierent: mais je fus encore bien plus surpris 
charmed: but I ivas yet very much more surprised 

quand je vis avec quelle adresse il nous delivra des 
when I saw with what address he us delivered from the 

Troyens. Dans le moment ou le ciel commencoit 

Trcjjns. In the moment when the heaven began 

a s'eclaircir, et ou les Troyens, nous voyant de 
to itself clear up, and when the Trojans, us seeing of 

n'auroient pas manque de nous reconnoitre, il 

not would have step failed of us to recognise, he 

arqua un de leurs vaisseaux qui etoit presque 
■■ked one of their vessels which teas almost 

sembiable au notre, et que la tern pete avert ecarte. 
to our, and which the tempest had removed. 

Lapouppe en eioitcouronnee decertainesfleurs: il se 

The stern of it was crowned of certain flowers he himself 

hata de mettre sur notre pouppe des couronnes de 
hastened of to put upon our stern some crowns of 

fleurs semblabies; ii les attacha Iui-meme avec des 
floicers like: he them tied himself icith some 

bandelettes de la mqme couleur que celles des Troy- 
little fillets of the same colour as those of the Tro- 

ens; il ordonna a nos rameurs cle se baisser le 
jans; he ordered to our rowers of themself to stoop the 

plus qu'ils pourroient le long de leurs bancs, 
more that they would be able the length of their benches i 



The mildness and courage of the wise Mentor charmed 
me: but I was still much more surprised when I saw with 
what address he delivered us from the Trrjans. In the mo- 
ment when the weather began to clear up, and when the 
Trojans, seeing us near, would not have failed to know us, he 
remarked one of their vessels which was almost like ours, 
and which the tempest had removed. The stern of it was 
crowned with certain fLwers: he hastened to put upon our stern 
crowns of like flowers; and tied them himself with fillets of the 
same colour with that of the Trojans: he ordered our rowers 
to stoop as much as possible along their benches 



26 TELEMACI1US. 

pour n'etre point reconnus des ennemis. En cet 
for not to he point recognised of the the enemies. In that 

etat, nous passames au miliey de leur 

state, (situation,) we past to the (in the) midst of their 

flotte: ils pousserent des cris de joie en nous voyant, 
fleet: they pushed some ones of joy in us seeing, 

cornme en revoyant les compagnons qu'ils avoient 
as in stiing the companions whom they had 

crus perdus. Nous fumes meme contrainls par la 
believed lost. We were even constrained by the 

violence de la mer d'aller assez long-temps avec eux: 
violence of the sea of to go enough long times with them: 

enfin nous demeurames un peu den iere; eU pendant 
in fine we remained a little behind; and, whilst 

que les vents impetueux les poussoient vers 1'AfYique, 
that the winds impetuous them pushed towards the Africa. 

nous fimes les derniers efforts pour aborder a force 
we made the last efforts for to land by force 

de raines sur la cote voisine de Sicile. 
of oars upon the coast neighbouring of Sicily. 

Nous y arrivames en effet. Mais ce que nous 
We there arrived in fact. But that ivhich we 

cherchions n'etoit guere moins funeste que la flotte qui 
sought not ivas step less fatal than the fleet ichich 

nous faisoit fuir: nous trouvames sur cette cote de 
us made fly: we found upon that coast of 

Sicile d'autres Troy ens ennemis des Grecs. C'etoit 
Sicily of other Trojans enemies of the Greeks. It icas 



in order that they might not be recognised by the enemy. 
We passed, in this condition, through the middle of their 
fleet: they shouted for joy in seeing us, as in seeing again the 
companions whom they believed to be lost. We were 
even constrained, by the violence of the sea, to go for some 
time, with them: finally we remained a little behind, and, whilst 
that the impetuous winds drove them towards Africa, we made 
our last efforts to land, by dint of oars, upon the neighbouring 
coast of Sicily. 

We arrived there in fact. But what we sought was not less 
fatal than the fleet which made us fly: we found upon that coast 
of Sicily other Trojans, enemies to the Greeks. It was 



TELEMACHU3. 27 

la que regnoit le vieux Aceste sorti de Troie. 
there that reigned the old dcestes come out from Troy. 

A peine 

Very little time after, hardly. (Peine signifies properly punishment: hut 

in an adverbial sense, as in this case, it means hardly, very little time 

after.) 

fumes-nous arrives sur ce rivage, que les habitants 
were ice arrived upon that shore, that the inhabitants 

crurent que nous etions, ou d'autres peuplesde l'isle 
believed that ive were either of other peoples of the island 

amies pour les surprendre, ou des etrangeis qui 
armed for them to surprise, or some strangers who 

venoient s'emparer de leurs terres. lis brulent 
came themselves to possess of their lands. They bum 

notre vaisseau dans le premier emportement; ils 

our vessel in the first anger, raving, rage; they 

egorgent tous nos compagnons; ils ne reservent que 
slaughter all our companion-:: they not reserve but 

Mentor et moi pour nous presenter a Aceste, arin 
Mentor and me for us to present to Jleestes, in order 

qu'it put savoir de nous quels etoient nos desseins, et 
thai he might know from us what were our designs, and 

d'ou nous venions. Nous entrons dans la ville les 

from whence vie came. We enter in the town the 

mains liees derriere le dos; et notre mort n'etoit re- 
hands tied behind the back; and our death not was de- 

tardee que pour nous faire servir de spectacle a un 
layed but for us to make to serve of spectacle to a 



there that the old Acestes, come out of Troy, reigned. Hardly 
were we arrived at the shore, when the inhabitants thought 
that we were either other people of the island, armed to sur- 
prise them, or strangers who came to take possession of their 
lands. They burn our vessel in their first rage; they slaughter 
all our companions; they keep but Mentor and me that they 
t present us to Acestes, in order that he could know from 
us what were our designs, and from whence we came. We 
entered into the town with our hands tied behind our backs, 
and our death \vlu> delayed but to make us serve as a specta- 
cle to a 



28 TRLEMACHUS. 

peuple cruel, quand on sauroit que nous etions Grecs* 
people cruel j when one would know that we were Greeks. 

On nous presenta d'abord a Aceste,qui,tenantsonscep- 
They us presented at first to Jlcestes, who, holding his scep- 

tred'or en main, jugeoit les peuples,et se preparoit 
tre of gold in hand, judged the people, and himself prepared 

a un grand sacrifice. II nous demanda, d'un ton se- 
ta a great sacrifice. He us demanded, of a tone se- 
vere, quel etoit notre pays et le sujet de notre voyage. 
vere, what was our country and the subject of our voyage. 

Mentor se hata de repondre, et lui dit: Nous 
Mentor himself hastened of to answer, and to him said: We 

venons des cotes de la grande Hesperie, et notre 
come of the coasts of the great Hesperia, and our 

patrie n'est pas loin de la. Ainsiilevita de dire 
country not is step far from there. Thus he avoided of to say 

que nous etions Grecs. Mais Aceste, sans Fecouter 
that we were Greeks. But Jicestes, without him to listen 

davantage, et nous prenant pour des eirangers qui 
anymore, and us taking for some strangers who 

cachoient leur dessein, ordonna qu'on nous envoyat 
concealed their design, ordered that one us would send 

dans une foret voisine, ou nous servirions en 
in one forest neighbouring, where we would serve in (as) 

csclaves sous ceux qui gouvernoient ses troupeaux. 
slaves under those who governed his flocks. 

Cette condition me parut plus dure que la mort. 
TTiat condition tome appeared more hard than the death. 



cruel people when they would know that we were Greeks. 

They presented us at first to Acestes, who, holding- his gold- 
en sceptre in his hand, judged the people, and was preparing 
himself for a great sacrifice. He asked us with a severe tone, 
what our country was, and the suhjc( t of our voyage. IVJcutcr 
hastens to answer, and said to him: we come from the coast of 
Great Hesperia and our country is not far from thence. Thus 
he avoided to say that we were Greeks But Acestes, without 
listening to him any more, and taking us for strangers who 
concealed their design, ordered that we should he sent to a 
neighbouring forest, where we would serve as slaves under 
those who tended bis flocks. 

That condition appeared to me harder than death 



TELEMACHUS. 29 

Je m'ecriai: O roi! faites-nous mourir plulot que 
/ myself cried out: king! make us die rather than 

cie nous traiter si indignement; sachez que je suis 
of us to treat so unworthily; know that I am 

Telemaque, fils du sage Ulysse, roi des Ithaciens; 

Telemachus, son of the icise Ulysses, king of the Ithacans; 

je cherche mon pere dans toutes les piers: si je ne puis 

seek my father in all the seas: if I not can 

le trouver, ni retourner dans ma patrie, ni eviter la 
him to find nor to return in my country, nor to avoid the 

.servitude, otez-moi la vie, que je ne saurois 

servitude, take to me the life, which I not would be able 

supporter. 
to support. 

A peine eus-je pronounce ces mots, que tout le peu- 
Hardly had I pronounced these words, that all the peo~ 

pie emu s'ecria qu'il falloit faire 

pie moved themselves cried out that it was necessary to make 

perir le fils de ce cruel Ulysse dont les artifices 
perish the son of that cruel Ulysses of whom the artifices 

avoient renverse la ville de Troie. O fils d'Ulysse! 
had overturned the town of Troy. son of Ulysses! 

me dit Aceste, je ne puis refuser votre sang" aux 
to me said Acestes, I not am able to refuse your blood to the 

manes de tant de Troyens que votre pere a pre- 
manes of so many of Trojans whom your father has pre- 

cipites sur les rivages du noir Cocyte: vous et celui 
cipitated upon the shores of the black Cocytus: you and this one 



I cried out: O king, make us die rather than to treat us so un- 
worthily; know that I am Telemachus, son of the wise Ulysses, 
king of the Ithacans; I seek my father through all the seas; if 
I neither can find bim, nor return to my country, nor avoid 
servitude, take away my life, which I cannot hear. 

Hardly had I uttered these words, when all the people cried 
that it was necessary to cause to die the son of that cruel Ulys- 
ses whose artifices had overthrown the city of Troy. O son of 
Ulysses! Acestes said to me, I cannot refuse your blood to the 
manes of so many Trojans whom your father has precipitated 
on the banks of the black Cooytus; you and he 

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TELEMACWU& 

qui vous mene, vous perirez. En meme temps 

who you leads, you skull perish. In me a a times an 

vieillard de ia troupe proposa au roi de nous inimo- 

old man of the crowd proposed to the king cf us to immo- 
ler sur le tombeau d'Anchise. Lcur sang, disoit-ii, 
late upon the tomb cf Anchises. Their blood, said he, 
sera agreable a i'ombre de ce heros: Enee meme, 
will be agreeable to the shade of that hero: JEneas himself 
quand il saura un tel sacrifice, sera louche de voir 
when he wilt know a such sacrifice, will bt Uuched of to see 

combien vous aimez ce qu'il avoit de plus 

how much you lovtd that which he had of more dear 

au monde. 

to the world. 

Tout le peuple applaudit # cette proposition, et 
Ml the people applauded to that proposition, and 

on ne songea plus qu'a nous immoler. Deja on nous 
they not thought more but to us immolate. Already they lis 
menoit sur le tombeau d'Anchise. On y avoit dresse 
led upon the tomb of Anchises. They there had erected 

deux autels, ou le feu sacre etoit allume; le glaive 
two altars, where the fire sacred icas kindled; the sword 
qui devoit nous percer etoit devant nos yeux; on 
which ought was us to pierce was before our eyes; they 
nous avoit couronnes de fleurs, et nulle compassion 
us had crowned of with flowers, and no compassion 

ne pouvoit garantir notre vie; e'etoit fait de nous, 
not was able to warrant our life; it was done of us, 



who leads you shall perish. At the same time an old man of 
the crowd proposed to the king to immolate us upon the tomb 
of Anchises. Their blood, said he, will be agreeable to the 
shade of that hero: jEneas himself, when he will know such a 
sacrifice, will be touched to see how much you loved that which 
he held the dearest in the world. 

All the people applauded that proposition, and they thought ot 
nothing else than to immolate us. Already they led us to the 
tomb of Anchises. There they had erected two alto 
the sacred fire was kindled; the sword which was to pierc 
was before our eye?; they had crowned us with (lowers, and no 
compassion could save our livjs; it was doue with us. 



TELE MACK US, 3-j 

quand Mentor demanda tranquillement a parler au 
when Mentor- demanded tranquilly to speak to the 

roi. II lui dit: 
kivg. fie to him said: 

O Aceste! si le maiheur du jeune Telemaque, qui 

Jcesies! if the mifortvn? of the young Telemachus, icho 
n'a jamais porie les arises centre les Troyens, ne 

not has ever carried the arms against the Trojans, not 
peut vous toucher, du moms que votre propre 

is able you to touch, of the less, {at least) let your cv:n 

interet vous touche. La science que j'ai acquise 
interest you touch. The science that I have acquired 

des presages et de la volome des dieux, me fait 
of the presages and of the mil of the gods, me makes 

connoifre qu'avant que*trois jours soient ecotiles vous 
toknoio that before thai three days be elapsed you 

serez attaque par des peuples barbares, qui viennent 
will be attacked by some people barbarous, ivho come 

comme un torrent du baut des montagnes pour inon- 
os a torrent from the height of the mountains for to inun- 

der votre ville et pour ravager tout votre pays. Ha- 
date your eity and for to ravage all your country. Has- 

tez-vous de les prevenir; mettez vos peuples sous les 
ten you of them to prevent; put your peoples under the 

armes; et ne perdez pas un moment pour retirer 
arms: and not loose step one moment for to withdraw 

au-dedans de vos murailles les riches troupeaux que 
within of your walls the rich flocks which 



when Mentor asked tranquilly to speak to the king, and said 
to him: 

O Acestes! if the misfortune of the young" Telemachus, who 
Dever has carried arms against the Trojans, cannot move you, 
at least let your own interest touch you. The science which 
I have acquired of the presages and of the will of the gods, 
makes me know that before three days be elapsed you shall be 
attacked by a barbarous people, who come as a torrent from the 
height of the mountains to inundate your city and ravage all 
your country. Make haste to prevent them; put your people 
under arms, and do not lose a moment to withdraw within your 
^ lue rich ilocks which 



32 TELEMACHUS. 

vous avez dans la campagne. Si ma predictii 

you have in the country. If my prediction is 

fausse,vous serez Iihre de nous immoler dans trois jours; 
false. you ivillbe free of us to immolate in three 

si au contraire elle est veritable, souvenez-vous qu'on 
if to the contrary it is true, remembei you that om 

ne doit pas oter la vie a ceux de qui on la 

not owes step to take away the life to those pom whom one his own 

tient. 
holds. 

Aceste fut etonne de ces paroles que Mentor lui 
Jlcestes was astonished of these words which Mentor to him 

disoit avec une assurance qii'il n'avoit jamais trouvee 
said with an assurance that he not had ever found 

en aucun homme. Je vols bien^repondit-il, 6 etranger, 
in any man. I see well, answered he, stranger, 

que les dieux, qui vous ont si mal partage pour tous les 
that the gods, who you have so ill allotted for all the 

dons de la fortune, vous ont accorde une sagesse qur 
gifts of the fortune, to you have granted a wisdom which 

est plus estimable que toutes les prosperites. En memo 
is more estimable than all the prosperities. In mean 

temps il retarda le sacrifice, et donna &vec diligence les 
times he delayed the sacrifice, and gave with diligence the 

ordres necessaires pour prevenir Pattaque dont Mentor 
orders necessary for to prevent the attack of which Mentor 

l'avoit menace. On ne voyoit de tous cotes que des 
him had threatened. They not saw of all sides but of the 



you have in the country. If my prediction is false, you will 
be at liberty to immolate us in three days; if, on the contrary, 
it is true, remember that one ought not to take away the life 
from those to whom he owes his own. 

Acestes was astonished at these words, which Mentor said 
with an assurance which he had never found in any other man. 
I see very well, replied he, O stranger, that the gods, who have 
so ill gifted you, with regard to the favour of fortune, have 
granted you wisdom which is more estimable than all pros- 
perity. At the same time he delayed the sacrifice, and gave 
with diligence the necessary orders, in order to prevent the at- 
tack with which Mentor had threatened him. They saw on all 
sides but 



TELEMACHUS. S3 

femmes tremblantes, et des vieillards courbes, des 
women trembling, and some old men bent down, some 

petits enfants leslarmesauxyeux,qui se retirement 
little {small) children the tears to the eyes, who themselves withdrew 

dans la viile. Les boeufs mugissants etlesbrebis belantes 
into the city. The oxen bellowing and the ewes bleating 

venoient en foule, quittant les gras paturages, et ne 
came in crowd, quilting the fat pastures, and not 

pouvant trouver assez d'etables pour etre mis a 
being able to find enough of stables for to be put to 

couvert. C'etoient de routes parts des bruits confus de 
couver. It were of all parts seme noise confused of 

gens qui se poussoient les uns les autres, qui ne 
people who themselves pushed the ones the others, who not 

pouvoient s'entendre, qui prenoicjit dans ce 
were able themselves to understand who look in that 

trouble un inconnu pour leur ami, et qui couroient, 
confusion an unknown for their friend, and who ran 

sans sa* oir ou tendoient leurs pas. Mais les princi- 
without to know where tended their steps. But the princi- 

paux de la ville, se croyant plus sages que les 
pals of the city, themselves believiiig mere wise than the 

autres, s'imaginoient que Mentor etoit un imposteur 
others, themselves fancied that Mentor was an impostor 

qui avoit fait une fausse prediction pour sauver sa vie, 

who had made a false prediction for to save his life. 

Avant la fin du troisieme jour, pendant qu'ils 
Before the end of the third day, whilst that they 



trembling woolen, old men bent down, small children with tears 
in their eyes, who were retiring* into the city. The bellowing 1 
oxen and the bleating sheep, came in crowds, quitting the fat 
pastures, and not being able to find stables enough to shelter 
them. There was all around but confused noise of people who 
pushed one another, who took, in that confusion, a stranger 
for a friend, and who ran, without knowing where to direct 
their steps. But the principals of the city, believing themselves 
wiser than the rest, imagined that Mentor was an impostor who 
had made a false prediction to save his life. 
Before* the end o^ the third day, whilst they 



34 TELEMACHUS. 

etoient pleins de ces pensees, on vit sur le penchant 
were full of these thoughts, they saw upon the declivity 

des montagnes voisines un touibillon de poussiere; 
of the mountains neighbouring a curling cloud of dust; 

puis on appercut une troupe innombrable de barba- 
then they perceived a crowd innumerable of the barba- 

res amies; c'etoient les Himeriens, peuples feroces, 
rians armed: they were the Himcrians, people ferocious, 

avec les nations qui habitent sur les monts Nebrodes, 
with the nations who inhabit on the mounts Nebrodes, 

et sur le sommet d'Acrai^as, oii re^ne un hiver que 
and on the summit of Acragas, where reigns a winter which 

les zephyrs n'ont jamais adouci. Ceux qui avoier.t 
the zephyrs not have^ ever softened. Those who had 

meprise la prediction de Mentor perdirent leurs 
despised the prediction of Mentor lost their 

esclaves et leurs troupeaux. Le roi clit a Mentor: 
slaves and their flocks. The king said to Mentor: 

j'oublie que vous etes des Grecs; nos eimemis de- 
1 forget that you are of the Greeks; our enemies be- 

viennent nos amis fideMs. Les Dieux vous ont envoyes 

come our friends faithful The Gods you have sent 

pour nous snuver: je n'attends pas moins de notre 
for us to save : I not expect step less of your 

valeur que de la sagesse de vos conseils; hatez vous de 
valour than of the wisdom of your counsels; hasten you of 

nous secourir. 
us to succour. 



were full of these thoughts, the} 7 saw on the declivity of the 
neighbouring" mountains a curling' cloud of dust; then they 
perceived an innumerable troop of barbarians armed: They 
were the Himerians. a ferocious people, with the nations who 
inhabit upon the mount Nebrodes. and upon the summit of 
Acragas, where reigns a winter which the Zephyrs never have 
softened. Those who had despised the prediction of Mentor 
lost their slaves and their Mocks. The king said to Mentor: 
I forget that you are Greeks; our enemies becomes our faith- 
ful friends. The gods have sent you in order to save us: I do 
not expect less from your valour than from the wisdom of 
counsels; hasten to succour us. 



TELEMACHUS, 35 

Mentor ^montre dans ses yeux une audace qui 
Mentor shows in his eyes an audacity which 

etonne les plus fiers combattants. II prend unbouclier, 
astonishes the most fierce combatards. He takes a buckler , 

un casque, une epee, une lance; ii range les soldats 
a m hemlet, a sword, a lance; he ranges the soldiers 

d'Aceste, il marc lie a leur tete, et s'avance en bon 
of Acestes; he marches at their head, and himself advances in good 

ordre vers les ennemis. Ac'este, quoique plcin de 
order towards the enemies. Actstes, although full of 

courage, rie pcut dans sa vieiVlesse le suivre que de 
cow-age, not can in his old age him to follow but of 

join Je !e suis de plus pres, mais je ne puis eg-ler sa 
far. I him follow of more near, but I not can equal his 

valeur. Sa cuirasse ressembloit dans ie combat, a 
valour. His coatofoiail resembled in the combat, to 

]*jmmortelle Egide. La mort couroit de rafig en rang 
the imrajrtal JEgis. The death ran from rank in rank 

par-tout sous ses roups. Semblable a un lion de 

by all, [everywhere) under his blows. Like to a lion of 

Numidie que la crueHe faitn devores, et qui entre 
Jiumidia whom the cruel hunger devours, and who enters 

dans un troupeau de foibles brebis, <1 decbire, il 

in among a flock of weak sheep, he tears, he 

egorfke, il nage dans le sang; et les bergers, loin de 
slaughters, he swims in the blood; and the shepherds, far of 



Mentor shows in his eyes a boldness which astonishes the 
bravest combatants. He takes a buckler, a helmet, a sword, 
a lance; he marshals the soldiers of Acestes; he marches at 
their head, and advances in good order towards the enemies. 
Acestes. though full of coinage, can only, in his old age, fol- 
low him at a distance; I followed him nearer, but I could 
not equal his valour. His coat of mail resembled, in the com- 
bat, to the immortal Egis. Death ran from rank to rank 
every where under his blows. Like a lion of Numidia, 
whom cruel hunger devours, who enters amongst a Hock of weak 
sheep, he tears, he slaughters, he swims in blood; and the 
shepherds, far from 



36 TELEMACHUS. 

secourir le troupeau, fuieut, tremblants, pour se 

to succour the flock, fly, trembling, for themselves 

derober a sa fureur. 
to steal to his fury. 

Ces barbares, qui esperoicnt de surprendre la ville. 
These barbarians, who expected of to surprise the city, 

furent eux-memes surpris et deconcertes. Les sujets 
were themselves surprised and disconcerted. The subjects 

d'Aceste, anirn.es par 1'exernple et par les ordres de 
of Jcestes, animated by the example and by the orders of 

Mentor, eurent urns v%ueiir dorrj ils ne se 

Mentor, had a vigour of which they not themstlves 

croyoient point capables. De ma iance je rem 
thought point capable. Of, with my lance J overthrew 

le fiis du roi de ce pe'uple em.emi. II etoitde monaire, 
the son of the king of that people enemy. He u\:s of my age, 

mais il etoit plus grand que moij car ce peuple 

but he was more great, (talhr) than I; for this people 

venoit d'une race de geants qui etoient de la n.tme 
came of a race of giants who were of the same 

origine que les Cyclopes; H meprisoit r,n ennemi a 
origine that (as) the CycUrpes he dispised an enemy as 

foible que moi. Maib sans m'etonner desa force 
weak as I. But without myself to astonish of his force 

prodij^ieuse ni de son air sauva^e et brutal, je poussai 
prodigious nor of his air savage and brutal, I pushed 

ma lance con t re sa poitrine, et je lui fis vomir, en 
my- lance against his breast, and I him made vomit, in 



protecting- the flork, fly, trembling", in order to escape his fury. 
These barbarians, who expected to stirprise the town, were 
themselves surprised and disconcerted. The subjects of Aces- 
tes, animated by the example and orders of Mentor, felt a 
vigour of which they did not think themselves capable. With 
my lance I overthrew the son of the king of that people. He was 
of my age,but he was taller than I; for these people came from a 
race of giants who were of the same origin with the Cyclops: 
he despised an enemy as weak as I was. Hut without being 
astonished at his prodigious force s or at his brutal and savage 
air, I pushed my lance against his breast, and made birn, id 



TELEMACHUS. 37 

explain, des torrents d'un sang noir. II pensa 
expiring, cf the torrents cf a blood black. He thought (he was 
m'ecraser clans sa chute; le bruit de 

like to, near to) me to crush to pieces in his fall; the noise of 
ses armes relent k jusqu'aux montagnes. Je pris ses 
his arms resounded even to the mountains. I took his 
depouilles, et je revins trouver Aceste. Mentor, ayant 
spoils, and I came back to find Acestes. Mentor, having 

acheve de mettre les ennemis en desordre, les tailla 
finished of to put the enemies in disorder, them cut 
en piece*, et poussa les fuyards jusques dans 

in pieces, and pushed (drove) the fugitives even (as far as) into 

les forets. 

the forests. ■ \\ 

Uri succes si inespere fit regnrder Mentor 

A success so unexpected made to look (consider) Mentor 

eomme un horn me c 1 eri et inspire des 

as a vian chenshed (tenderly loved) and inspired of the 

Dteux. Aceste, touche de reconnoissance, nous 

Gods. Acestes, touched of (with) gratitude, us 

avertit qu'ii craignoit tout pour nous, si les 

advertised (warned) that he feared all for us if the 

vaisseaux d'Enee revenoient en Sicile: il nous en 
vessels ofJEneas would cume back into Sicily: he to us of them 

donna un pour rctourner sans retardement en notre 
gave one for to return without delay into our 

pays, nous combla de p esents, et nous pressa de 
country, us overloaded of presents, and us pressed of 



expiring, vomit torrents of black blood. He was near to have 
crushed me by his fall; the noise of his arms resounded as far as 
the mountains. I took his spoils, and returned to Acestes. Men- 
tor having- finished to put the enemy in disorder, cut them 
to pieces, and drove the fugitives even to the forests. 

A success so unexpected cauced Mentor to be considered as 
a man beloved and inspired by the gods. Acestes, touched 
with gratitude, warned us that he feared every thing for us in 
case the vessels of iEneas would come back to Sicily. He 
gave us one, in order to go back, without delay, to our coun- 
try, loaded us with presents, and pressed us 

D 






38 TELEMACHLS. 

parti r, pour pr£venir tous les malheurs qui'il pre- 
to depart, for to prevent all the misfortunes which he fort- 

voyoit: mais il ne voulut nous clonner ni un piiote 
saio: but he not was willing to us to give neither one pilot 

ni ties rameurs de sa nation, de peur qu'ils ne 

or of the rowers of his nation, of (for) fear that they not 

fnssent trop exposes sur les cotes de la Grece. II 
might be too much exposed upon the coasts of the Greece. JJe 

nous donna des marchands Pheniciens, qui, etant en 
to us gave some merchants Phenicians, who, being in 

commerce avec tous les peuiles du monde, n'avoient 
commerce with all the people cf the world, not had 

rien a craindre, et qui devoient raraener le vais- 

nothing to fear, and who owed (were) to bring back the ves- 

seau a Aceste quand ils nous auroient laisses en 
set to rfcestes when they us would have left in 

Ithaque. Mais les Dieux, qui se jouent des desseins 
Ithaca. But the Gods, who themselves sport cfthe desig7i$ 

des hommes, nous reservoient a d'autres dangers. 
cfthe men, its reserved to of other dangers. 



to depart, to prevent all the misfortunes which he foresaw: but 
he would not give us pilots nor rowers of his nation, lest they 
would be too much exposed upon the coasts of Greece. He 
gave us Phenician merchants, who, being" in commerce with 
all the people of the world had nothing to fear, and ought to 
bring back the vessel to \cestes, when they would have left 
us in Ithaca. But the gods, who make their sports with the 
designs of men, reserved us for other dangers. 



END OF BOOK FIRST. 



BOOK II. 



TRANSLATION OF WORDS. 



Les Tyriens, par leur fierle, avoient in ite conrre 
The Tyrians, by their pride, had irritated against 

eux le grand roi Sesostris, qui regribit enE^ypte, et qui 
them the great king Sesostris, who reigned in Egypt, and who 

avoit conquis tant de royaumes. Les richesses qu'ils 
had conquered so many of kingdoms. The riches that they 

ont acquises par le commerce, et la force de Pimpre- 
have acquired by the commerce, and the force of the impreg- 

nable ville de Tyr, situee dans la mer, avoient enfle 
nable city of Tyre, situated in the sea, had swelled up 

le co3ur de ces pennies: ils avoient refuse de payer a 
the heart of these people: they had refused of to pay to 

Sesostris le tribut qu'il leur avoit impose en 
Sesostris the tribute which he upon them had imposed in 

revenant de ses conquetes; et ils avoient fourni des 
coming back from his conquests; and they had furnished some 



TRANSLATION OF IDEAS. 

The Tyrians, had. bv their pride, exasperated against them 
the great kiug Sesostris, who reigned in Egypt, and who had 
conquered so many kingdoms. The riches which they had 
acquired b\ their commerce, and the strength of ihe impreg- 
nable city of Ty re, situated in the sea, had swelled up the heart 
of' these people: they had refused to pay to Sesostris the tri- 
bute which he had imposed upon them at his retuiu from bis 
conquests; and they had furnished 



40 TELEMACHUS. 

troupes a son frere, qui avoit voulu le massacrer a son 
troops to his brother, icho had unshed him to massacre at his 

retour, au milieu des rejouissances d'un grand t'estin. 
return, in midst of the r(joicings of a great festival, 

Sesostris avoit vesolu, pour abattre leur 

Sesostris had resolved, (determined) for to beat down their 

orgueil,de troubler leur commerce dans toutes lesmers. 
pride, of to disturb their commerce in all the seas. 

Ses vaisseaux alloient de tous coies chei chant les PLeni- 
His vessels went of all sides seeking the Pheni- 

ciens. Une flotte Egyptienne nous rencontra. comme 
cians. A fleet Egyptian us met as 

nous commencions a perdre de vue les montagnes de 
we began to lose of sight the mountains of 

la Sicile: le port et la terre sembloient fuir dcrriere 

the Sicily: the port and the land seemed to fly behind 

nous et se perdre dans les nues. En menie temps 

us and themselves to lose in the clouds* In the same time 

nous voyons approcher les na vires des Egyptiens, 

ice see to approach the ships of the Egyptians, 

semblables a une viile flottante. Les Pheniciens les 
like to a city floating. The Phenicia,ns them 

reconnurent, et voulurent s'en eloigner: 

recognised and icislied themselves from them to remove. 

mais il n'etoit plus temps; leurs voiles etoient meilieures 
but it not was more time; their sails were better 

que les notres; le vent les favorisolt; leurs rameurs 
than the cms; the wind them favoured; thtir rowers 



troops to his brother, who had desired to massacre him at his 
return, io the midst of the rejoicings of a great festival. 

Sesostris had determined, in order to humble theif pride, to 
disturb their commerce over all the seas. His shins sailed in 
i. very direction seeking the Phenicians. An Egyptian fleet 
met us, as we began to lose sight of the mountains of Sicily: 
the port and the land seemed to fly behind us and lb 1 
selves in the clouds. At the same time w ,-roaehir.g 

the ships of the Egyptians, like a floating- cily. The Phenicians 
knew them, and wished to remove themselves from them: but 
>t was too late; their sails were better than ours, the wind fa- 
voured them; their rowers 



TELEMACHUS. 41 

eto-icnt en pins grfeand nombre: iis nous abordent, nous 

were in more great number: they us hoard, us 

prennent, et nous emmenent prisonniers en Egypte, 
take, and us lead prisoners in Egypt. 

En vain je b j ur representai que nous n'etions pas 
In vain I to them represented that we not were step 
Phe*;ioicns; a peine daisrn* rent-iis m'ecouter: Us nous 
Phenicians; hard'y deigned they tome to listen: they vs 

regnrdeY.cnt com me ries esciaves dont !es Fheniciens 
considered as some slaves with whom the Phenicians 

trafiquoieht; et iis ne songerent qu'au profit d'une 
haded; and they not thought but to the profit of a 

telle prise. Deja nous remarquons leseaux.de la mer 
suck prize. Mreudy [we remark the waters of the' sea 

qui blanchissent par Ie melange de ceiies du Nil, et 
which whiten by the mixture of those of the Nile, and 
nous vovons la cote cPE.gy.pte presque aussi 'basse que 
we see the coast of Egypt almost as low as 

la mer. Ensuite nous arrivons a Pisle de Pharos, 
the sea. Afterwards we arrive ut the isle of Pharos, 
voisine de la ville de No. Dela nous remontons le 
neighbour of the city of JVo. From thence we remcunt the 

Nil jusqu'a Memphis. 
»\'ile even to Memphis 

Si la douleur de notre captivite ne nous eiit rendus 
If the grief of our captivity not us had rendered 

insensibles a tous les plaisirs, nos yeux auroient ete 
insensible to all the pleasures, our eyes would have been 



were more numerous: they board us, take us, and carry us 
prisoners into Egypt. 

It was in vain that I represented to them that we were not 
Phenicians; they did not even deign to listen to me: they con- 
sidered us as slaves of whom the Phenicians traded; and they 
thought but of the profitof such a prize. Already we observe 
the waters of the sea which whiten by the mixture of those of 
the Nile, and we see the coast of Eg-ypt almost as low as the 
sea. Afterwards we arrive at the island of Pharos, near to the city 
of No. From thence we reascend the Nile as far as Memphis. 

If the grief of our captivity had not rendered us insensible 
to all pleasures, our eyes would have been 

d2 



42 TELLATACi; 

charmes de voir ccttc fertile terre (i'E r ;ypte, st 

charmed of to see this fertile land cf L tike 

a. un jardin deiicieux arrose d'un nombic injFnj de ca- 

?o a garden dtlighiful watered of a "..umber infinite cf ca- 

naux. Nous ne pouvions Jeter les yeux sur les deux 
nals. We not couhl cost the eyes on the two 

rivages, sans appcrcevoir 'les villes opuler.ie--, ce> 
banks, without to perceive some toicns opulent, somt 

nraisons de campagne agreablement situees, des terres 
houses of country agreeably situated. cfLhe lands 

qui se couvroient tous les ans d'une moisson 

which themselves covered all the years of a harvest 

doree sans se reposer jamais, des prairies 

gilded without themselves to repose tver of the meadows 

pleines de troupeaux. des laboureiirs qui etoient acca- 
full of flocks, of the labourers who were cver- 

b.es sous le^oids des fruits que la terre epanchoit 
ic helmed under the load of the fnuls which the earth poured out 

de son sein. Des bergers qui faisoient repeter les 
nf htr bosom. Of the shepherds who mode repeal the 

doux sons de leurs flutes et de leurs chaiu&ieaox I 
fweel sounds of their flutes and of their pipes t& 

tous les echos d'ldentrmr. 
all the echos of all around. 

Heureux, disoit Mentor, le peuple qui est ronduit 
Happy, said Mentor, the people icho is comlucted 

par un sage roi! il est dans Tabondance, il vit heureux, 
by a lohe king! he is In the abundance, he lives happy, 



charmed in seeing" this fertile land of Egypt, like a beautiful 
garden, watered by an infinite number of canals. We cowW 
not cast our eyes on either bank, without perceiving; opulent 
cities, country houses agreeably situated, lands which every 
year were covered with a golden harvest without ever repo* 
meadows full of docks, husbandmen sinking- under the w 
of the fruits which the earth poured out of her boson* Shep- 
herds who caused all the echos around to repeat the sweet 
s »ands of their flutes and pipes. 

Happy, said Mentor, the people whom a wise king governs! 
;hey live in abundance, they are happy. 



TELEMACHUS. 4J 

ne cciui a qui il doit tout son bonheur. C*est 
ves Mm to whcmhe oives all his happiness. It is 
ainsi, ajoutoit-il, 6 Te!eni?que, que vnus devez regner, 
thus, addid he, Ttltmachus, that you ewe to reign*, 
et fairc la joie de vos pen pies, si jamais les dieux 
audio mate the joy of your people, if ever the gods 

vous fort posseder le royaume de votre pere. Aimez 
you make to possess the kingdom of your father. Love 

vos peuples comme vos enfa-nts; gouttz le plaisir d'etre 
your people as your children; taste the pleasure of to be 

;.inie d', ux, et faites qu'ils ne puissenl jamais sentir 
Uved of them, and make that they not be able ever to feel 

la paix et la joie sans se ressouvenh* que e'est 

the peace and the joy without themselves to remember that it is 
uii bon roi qui leur a fait ces riches presents. Les 
good king who to them has mack these rich presents. The 

rois qui ne sor.oent qu'a se (aire crardre et qu'a 
kings who not think bu! tolhemsdves to make feared and but to 

abattre leurs sujeis pour les rend re plus sou mis ' 
beat down theirs sv.bjtcts for tlum to render more submissive 

sont les lleaux clb genre hunvain. lis sont craints 

are ~ cs °f ^ in{ ^ human. They are feared 

comme Us le veulent etre; mais i!s sont haVs, de- 

as they it wished to be; but they are hated, de- 

testes; et iis out encore plus a craindre de leurs su- 
tested; and they have yet more to fear from their sub- 

je's, que leurs sujets n'ont a craindre d'eiix. 
jects, than their subjects not have to fear from them. 



and love him to wliom they owe their happiness. It is thus, 
ad'ied he, O Telemachus, that you must reign and make the 
joy ofyoiir people, if ever the srods make you possess the king- 
dom of your father. Love your people as yout children; taste 
the pleasure of being loved by them, and act fo that they never 
can feel peace and joy without remembering" that it is a good 
king" who has granted them ihe^e rich presents. The kings 
w l .o think but of making themselves feared, aid of humbling 
their subj f is in order to render them more submissive, are the 
scourgres of human kind. They are feared a> ihey wished to 
be; but ihey are hated, detested, and they yet have more to 
ft nr from their subjects, than their subjects have to fear from 
them. 



44 TELEMACHUS. 

Je repondois a Mentor: Helas! ii n'est pas ques 
I answered to Mentor; Mas! it not is step question 

de songer aux maximes suivant les quelle? on doii 
of to think to the maxims according to which one m0es 

regner; ii n'y a plus d'lthaque pour nous; noiib ne 
to reign; it not there has more of Ithaca for us; we not 

reverrons jamais ni notre patrie ni Penelope; et 
shall see again ever neither our country nor Pent lope; and 

quand in erne Ulysse retourneroit plein de gloire dans son 
when even Ulysses would return full of glory in his 

royaume, il n'aura jamais la joiede m'y voir; jamais 

kingdom, he not will have ever the fy of me there to see; ever 

je iraurai celle de lui obe*r pour apprendre a com- 
/ net shall have that of to him to obey for to learn to cvm- 

mandcr. Mourons, mon cher Mentor, nulie autre 
mand. Let us die, my dear Maxtor, no other 

pensee ne nous est plus permist: mourons, puisque les 
thought not to us is more permitted: let us die, since the 

dieux n'ont aucune pitie de nous. 
gods not have any pity of us. 

En parlant ainsi, de profonds sonpirs entrecoupoient 
In speaking thus, of profound sighs interrupted 

toutes mes paroles. Mais Mentor, qui craignoit les 
all my words But Mentor, loho , feared the 

niaux avant qu'ils arrivassent, ne savoit ce que e'etoit 
evils before that they arrive, not knew tliat which it was 

que de les craindre des qu'ils etoient arrives. In- 
that of them to fear as soon as that they were arrived. Un- 



I answered Mentor: Alas! it is not a question now to think 
rf the maxims according to which one ought to rei^n; there is 
no more an Ithaca for us: we shall never see again neither our 
country nor Penelope: and even should Ulysses return, crown- 
ed with glory, into his kingdom, he never will have the joy to 
see me th?re; never shall 1 have that of obeying him in order 
to learn how t > command. Let us die my dear Mentor, no 
other thought is any longer permitted us; let us die since the 
gods have no pity upon us. 

In speaking thus, profound sighs interrupted all my words. 
But Mentor, who feared the evils before they had arrived, did 
not know what it was to fear them after they were arrived. Un- 






TELEMACnUS. 4 5 

digne flls du sage Ulysse! s' ecroii-il, quoi done! 

worthy son of the wise Ulysses! himself cried he, what then! 

vous vous laisscz vaincre a voire malheur! Sachez 
you yourself let to conquer to your misfortune! Know 

que vous reverrez un jour l'isle d'lthaque et Penelo- 
that you will sec again cne day the isle of Ithaca and Penelo- 
pe. Vous venez dans sa premiere globe celui que 

pe. You will see in his frsl gl° r y him whom 

vous n'avez point connu, l'invincibie Ulysse, que la 
yru iiqi have point fotofew, the invincible Ulysses, ichomthe 

foi tune ne peat abattre, et qui, dans ses malheurs 
fortune net is able tooeatdow % i, and who, in his misfortunes 

encoie plus grands que Its votres,- vous apprend a ne 
yrt more great than the yours, you teaches to not 

vous dexo/urager jamais. Oh! s'il pouvoit apprendre, 
you to discourage ever. Oh! if he was able to learn, 

dans tes terres eloignees, ou la tempete l'a jete,que 
in the lands' remote, where the tempest him has cast, that 

son fils ne scait imiter ni sa patience ni soncourage, 
his son not knows to imitate neither his patience nor his courage, 

cette nouvelle l 9 accablerQi«: de home, et , lui 
that news him would overwhelm of shame, and to him 

seioit plus rude que tons ies malheurs qu'il soufifre 
would be more hard than all the misfortunes which he suffers 

depuis si long-temps. 
since so long time. 

Ensuite Mentor me faisoit remarquer la joie et 

•Afterwards Mentor me made to remark the joy and 



worthy son of the wise Ulysses! cried he, what then! you suffer 
yourself to he conquered by jour misfortune! know that you 
shall see ag-ain one daj*, the island of Ithaca and Penelope. 
You shall even see in his first glory him whom you have not 
known, the invincible Ulysses, whom fortune cannot conquer, 
and who, in his misfortunes, still greater than yours, teaches 
you never to be discouraged. Oh! if lie could learn, in the re- 
in >te lands where tempests have east him, that his son knows 
not how to imitate either his patience or his courage, this 
news would overwhelm him with shame, and would he to him 
more hard than a!i the misfortunes which lie suffers since so 
lerrr a tim^. 

Afterwards Mentor made me remark the joy and 



46 TELEMACIIUS. 

l'abondance repandue dans tonte la campn^ne d'Kgvptc, 
the abundance spread in all the country of Egypt, 

ou i'on comptoit jusqu'a vingt-deux mille villus. 
where the one counted even to twenty-two thousand town*. 

II admiroit la bonne police de ces villes: la justice 
He- admired the good police of these towns; the justice 

exercee en faveur du pauvre contre le riche; la 
exercised in faveur of the poor against the rich; the 

bonne education des enfants, qu'on accoulumoit a 
good education of the children, that they accustomed to 

l'obeissance, aq travail, a la sobriete* a l'amour des 
the obedience, to the work, to the sobriety, to the love of the 

arts ou des lettres; IVxactiu-de pour toutes les cere- 
als or of the letters; the. exactitude for all the cere.- 

monies de la religion; ie desintere^ssment, le desir de 
monies of the religion; the disinterestedness, the desire of 

l'honneur, la fidelite pour les holmes et la crainte 
the honour, the fidelity for the men and the fear 

pour les Dieux, que chaque pere inspiroit a ses enfants. 
for the Gods, ichich every father inspired to his children, 

II ne se lassoit point d'admirer ce bel ordre. 
He not himself tired point of to admire this beautiful order. 

Heureux, me disoit-il sans cesse- le peuple qu'un 
Happy, to me said he without ceasing the people whom a 

sage roi conduit ainsi! raais encore plus heureux le 
wise king conducts thus! but yet more happy the 

roi qui fait le bonheur de taut de peuples, et qui 
king who makes the happiness of so many of people y and who 



the abundance spread over all the country of Egypt, where 
they numbered twenty-two thousand cities. He admired the 
good police of th; se cities; justice administered in favour of the 
poor against the rich; the g-ood education of children, whom 
they accustomed to obedience, to labour, to sobriety, to the 
love of arts or letters; the exactitude for ail the ceremouies of 
religion; the disinterestedness, the desire of honour, the fidelity 
towards men and the fear of the gods, which every father in- 
spired to his children. lie was not tired to admire this beau- 
tiful order. Happy, did he continually say to me, the people 
whom a wise kiag conducts thus! but still more happy the king 
who procures happiness to so many people, and who 



TELEMACHUS. 47 

trouve le sicn dans sa vertu! II tient les homines par 
finds the his own in his virtue! He holds the men by 

un lien cent fois plus fort que ceiui de la crainte; 

string (tie) hundred times mo ie strcng than that of the fear; 

c'est celui de Pamour. Non seulement on lui obeit, 
it is that of the love. Not only they to him obey, 

nictis encore on aime a lui obeir. II re^ne dans tous 
but yet they love to him to obey. He reigns in all 

les coeurs; chacun, bien loin de vouloir s' en 

the hearts; everyone, very far of to be witling themselves of him 

defaire, craint de le perclre, et donneroit sa vie pour 
to rid, J\ars of him to lose, and would give his life for 

lui. 
fcm. 

Je remarquois ce que disoit Mentor, et je sentois 
/ remarked that which said Mentor, and I felt 

renaitre mon courage au i nd de mon coeur a mesure 
to' revive my courage to the bottom of my heart to the measure 

que ce sage ami me parinit. 
that this vise friend to me speke. 

Aussitot que nous i'umt's arrives a Memphis, ville 
As soon as that we were arrived at Memphis, town 

opulente et magnifique, le i^ouverneur ordonna que nous 
opulent and magnificent, the governor ordered that we 

irions ju^ques a Thebes pour etre presenters au roi 
should go even to Thebes in order lobe presented to the king 

Sesostris, qui vouloit examiner les choses par lui-meme, 
Sesostris, who wished to examine the things by him self. 



finds his cwn in his virtue! He holds men by a tie a hundred 
times stronger than that of fear, it is that of love. They not 

I only obey him, but still they love to obey him He reigns in 
tl»e heart of all; every one, very far from wishing to get rid of 

I him. fears to lose him, and would give his life for him. 

I remarked what Mentor said, and I felt my courage revive 

I in the bottom of my heart in proportion as this wise friend spoke 

1 to me. 

As soon as we were arrived at Memphis, an opulent and 

[magnificent city, the governor ordered that we should go as 
far as Thebe in order to be presented to the king Sesostris, 
who wished to examine every thing by himself, 






48 TELEMACriUS. 

et qui etoit fort anime conire les Tyriens. Nous re- 
and who was very much animated against the Tynans. We re- 

mon'itnes done encore le long clu Nil, jusqu'a cette 

mounted therefore yet the long of Ike Nile, even to that 

fameuse Thebes a cent portes,* ou habitoit ce 
famous Thebes to the hundred gates, where inhabited this 

grand roi. Cette ville nous parut d'une etendue im- 
gveat king. That city to us appeared (fan extent im- 

mense, et plus peuplee que les plus fiorissanies villes 
mense, and more peopled than the most flourishing cities 

de la Gi'ece. La police y est parfuie pour la 
of the Greece. The police there is perfect for the 

propre'e des rues pour le cottrs des eaux, pour la 
neatness rf the streets, for the course of the waters, for the 

commodi e dc s bains, pour la culture des arts, et poar 
commodity of the baths, for the cultivation of the arts, and for 

la surete publique. Les places sont ornees de fontaines 
the surety public. The places are adorned of fountains 

et d'obelisqoes; les temples sont de marbrc, et d'une 
and of obelisks; the temples are cf marble, and of an 

architecture simple, mais majestueuse. Le palais du 
architecture simple, but mijestic The palace of the 

prince est lui seul commc une grande vilie; on 
prince is itself alone as a large city; one 

n'y voit que Colonnes de marhre, que pyractiicles et 

-not there sees but columns of marble, but pyramids and 



and was very much exasperated against the Tyriaus. We 
therefore reascended again along- the Is'ne as far as thai famous 
Thebes with a hundred gates, where inhabited this great king-. 
The extent of that city appeared to us immense, and more peo- 
pled than the most flourishing cities of Greece. The police is 
perfect (here as to the neatness of the streets, the course of wa- 
ters, the commodity of baths, the eultivaion of arts, and the 
public safety. The squares are ornamented with fountains 
and obelisks; the temples are of marble, of a simple architec- 
ture, but majestic. The palace of the prince alone is like a 
large city; they see there but columns of marble, pyramids and 



TELEMACHUS. 49 

obelisques, que statues colossales, que meubles d'or 

obelisks, but statues colossal, but furniture of gold 

et d'argent massifs. 
and of silver solid. 

Ceux qui nous avoient pris dirent au roi que nous 

Those who us had taken said to the king that ice 

avions ete t- ouves dans un navire Phenicien. II 
had been found in a ship Fhenkian. He 

ecoutoit chaque jour a eertaines heures reglees tous 
■ad every day at certain hours regulated to all 

ceux de ses sujets qui avoient ou des plaintes a lui 
those of his subjects who had either some complaints to him 

faire on des avis a lui donner. II ne meprisoit ni ne 
io make or some advice to him to give. Be not despised nor net 

■ oil personne, et ne cruyoit etre roi que pour 
rebuked anybody, and not believed to be king but for 

laiie ciu bien a tous ses sujets, qu'il airnoit comine 
to do ofUteguod to all his subjects, whom he loved as 

ses enfants. Pour les etrangers, il les recevoit avec 
his children. Jis to the strangers, he them received with 

bonte, et vouloit les voir, parcequ' 1 croyoit qu'on 
goodness, and wished them to see, because he believed that one 

apprenriut tou jours quelque chose d'utile, en s' ins- 
darned ahoays some thing of useful, in oneself in- 

truisant ues inoeurs et des maximes des peuples 

strutting of the manners and of the maxims of the people 

eloi^nes. 
remote. 



obelisks, colossal statues, furniture of solid gold and silver. 

Thosp who had taken us said to the king that we had been 
found in a Phenician vessel. He listened every day, at certain 
stntf d hours, to all those of his subjects who had either com- 
plaints to make to him or advices to give him. He neither des- 
pised nor repulsed any bod\ , and he believed himself a king- only 
to do good to al) his subjects, whom he loved as bis children. As 
for straugers, he received them with kindness, and wished to 
see them, because he thought that one learned always some- 
thing useful, in being instructed in the manners and maxims of 
distant people. 

£ 



50 TELEMACHUS. 

Cette curiosite du roi fit qu'on nous presenta a 
That curiosity of the king made that one xcs presented to 

lui. II etoit sur un trone d'ivoire, tenant en main un 
Mm. He was upon a throne of ivory, holding in hand a 

sceptre d'or. 11 etoit deja vieux, mais agreable, 
sceptre of gold. He was already old, but agreeable, 

plein de douceur et de majeste: il jugeoit tous les 

full of sweetness and of majesty: he judged all the 

jours les peuples, avec une patience et une sagesse 

days the people* with a patience and a v;isdom 

qu'on admiroit sans fiatterie. Apres avoir travaille 
that one admired without flattery. After to have worked 

toute la journee a regler les affaires et a rend re 
all the day to regulate the affairs and to render 

uneexactejustice,il se delassoit le soir aecouterdes 
an exact justice, he himself refreshed the evening to listen of the 

hommes savants, ou a con verse r avec les plus bonnetes 
men learned, or to converse with the more honest 

gens, qu'il savoit bien choisir pour les admettre dans 
people, whom he knew well to choose for them to admit in 

sa familiarity. On ne pouvoit lui reprocher en toute 
his familiarity. One not was able to him to reproach in all 

sa vie que d'avoir triomphe avec trop de faste des 
his life but of to have triumphed with too much of ostentation of the 

rois qu'il avoit vaincus, et de s'etre confie a 
kings whom he had vanquished, and of himself to be trusted to 

un de ses sujets que je vous depeindrai tout-a i'heure. 
one of his subjects whom I to you will depict all to the hour. 



This curiosity of the king* caused us to be preseDted to him. 
He was upon an ivory throne, holding; in his hand a sceptre of 
gold. He was already old, but agreeable, full of sweetness and 
majesty: he judged the people every day, with a patience and 
a wisdom which were admired without flattery. After having 
toiled the whole day in regulating the affairs aud administering 
an exact justice, he refreshed himself in the evening by listen- 
ing to learned men, or by conversing with the most honest men, 
whom he knew very well how to choose before admitting them 
in 10 his familiarity. One could not reproach him during his 
whole life but for having triumphed with too much ostentation 
over ihe kings whom he had vanqui-hcd, and for having given 
a confidence to one of his subjects whom 1 shall 
I lescribe to you. 



TELEMACHUS. 51 

Quanci ii me vit, il fut touche de ma jeunesse; il me 

When lie me saw, he was touched of my youth; he to me 

demanda ma patrie et mon nom. Nous fumes etonnes 
asked my country and my name. We were astonished 

de la sagesse qui parloit par sa bouche. 
of the wisdom which spoke by his mouth. 

Je firi repondis: O grand roi! vous n' ignorez pas 
I to him answered: great king! you not are ignorant step 

le siege de Troie, qui a dure dix ans, et sa mine, 

the siege of Troy, which has lasted ten years, and Us mini 

qui a coute tant de sang a toute la Grece. Ulysse 
which has cost so much of blood to all the Greece. Ulysses 

mon pere a ete un des prineipaux rois qui ont ruine 
my father has been one of the principal kings who have ruined 

cette ville: il erre sur toutes les raers, sans pouvoir 
that city, he ivanders over all the seas, without to be able 

retrouver 1'isle d'lthaque, qui est son royaume. Je 
to find again the island of Ithaca, which is his kingdom. I 

le cherche; et un malheur semblable au sien fait que 
him seek; and a misfortune like to his own makes that 

j'ai ete pris. Rendez-moi a mon pere et a ma 
1 have been taken. Restore me to my father and to my 

patrie. Ainsi puissent les dieux vous conserver a vos 
country. Thus may the gods you to preserve to your 

enfants, et leur faire sentir la joie de vivre sous un 
children, and them to make feel the joy of to live under a 

si bon pere! 

so good father! 



When he saw rne he was touched with my youth; he asked me 
my country and my name. We were astonished at the wisdom 
which he uttered. 

I answered him: O great king! you are not ignorant of the 
siege of Troy, which lasted ten years, and its ruin, which has 
cost so much blood to all Greece. Ulysses, my father, has been 
one of the principal kings who have ruined that city: he wan- 
ders overall the seas, without being able to find again the isl- 
and of Ithaca, which 16 his kingdom. I seek him, and a misfor- 
tune like to his own is the cause for which I have been taken. 
Restore me to my father and to my country. Thus may the 
gods preserve you for your children, and make them feel the 
joy to live under so good a father! 



52 TELEMACHUS. 

Sesostris continuoit a me regarcler d'un oeil de com- 
Sesostris continued to me to look of an eye of com- 

passion: mais voulant savoir si ce que je dis'ds etoit 
passion: but willing to know if that which I said ivas 

vrai, il nous renvoya a ira cle ses officiers, qui fut 
true, he us sent back to one nf his officers, who was 

charge cle s'informer, de ceux qui av^ient pris 

charged of himself to inform, of those who had taken 

notre vaisseau, si nous etions efTectivement ou Grecs 
cur vessel, if we were effectively either Greeks 

ou Pheniciens. S'ils sont Pheniciens, dit le roi, il 
or Phenicians. If they eire Phenicians, said the king x it 

faut doublement les punir, pour etre nos ennemis, 
is necessary doubly them to punish, for to be our enemies, 

et plus encore pour avoir voulu*nous tromper par un 
and more yet for to have wished its todrctive by a 

lache mensonge; si aucontraire ils sont Grecs, je veux 
base lie; if on the contrary they are Cheeks, I wish 

qu'on les traitc favorablement, et qu'on les renvoie 
that they them treat favourably, and that they them send back 

dans leur pays sur un de mes vaisseaux; car j'aime 
in their country upon one of my vessels; I love 

la Grece, plusieurs Egyptiens y ont donr.e des lois. 
the Greece, several Egyptians there have given of the laws. 

Je connbis la vertu d'Hercule; la gloire d'Achille est 
J knew the virtue of Hercules; the glory of Achilles is 

parvenue jusqu'a nous; et j'admire ce qu'on m' a 
come even to us; and I admire that which they to mt have 



Sesostris continued to look at me with an eve of com 
sion: but wishing to know if what I ^aid was true, he eent us 
back to one of his officers, who was charged to inform him*' )\\ 
of those who had taken < ur vessel, whether we were either 
Creeks or Phenicians. If they are Phenicians, !*nid the king, 
the}* must be doubly punished, for being- our enemies and yet 
more tu have wished to deceive us by a base lie; if on the eon- 
trary they are Greeks, 1 wish them to be treated favourably, 

to be sent .bark to their country in one of my vesa 
for I Jove Greece, many Egyptians have given laws there 
know the virtue of Hercul s; the glory of Achilles hfu . 
and I admire what has been 



TELEMACHCJS. 53 

raconte de ia sagesse du malheureux Ulysse: mon 
related of the wisdom of the unhappy Ulysses* my 

plaisir esi de secourir ia vertu malheureuse. 
pleasure is of to succour the virtue unhappy, 

L'ofricier auquel le roi renvoya l'examen de notre 

The officer to whom the king sent back the examination of our 

affaire avok Tame aussi corrompue et aussi arti 
affair had the soul as corrupted and as art- 

ficieuse, que Sesostris etoit sincere et genereux. Cet 
fuly as Sesostris was sincere and generous. That 

officier se nommoit Metophis; il nous interrogea, 
officer himself named Metophis; he us interrogated, 

pour tacher de nous surprendre: et comme il vit que 
for to try of us to surprise: and as he saw that 

Mentor repondoit avec plus de sagesse que rnoi, il le 
Mentcr answered with more of wisdom than I, he him 

regarda avec aversion et avec defiance: car les me- 
regarded with aversion and with diffidence: for the wick- 

chants s' irritent contre les bons. II nous separa; 
ed themselves irntate against the good. He us separated, 

et depuis ce moment je ne scus point ce qu' etoit 
and since that moment I not knew point that which ivas 

devenu Mentor. 
become Mentor. 

Cette separation fut un coup de foudre pour moL 
This separation was a blow of thunder for me. 

Metophis esperoit toujours qu'en nous questionnant 
Metophis hoped always that in us questioning 



related to me of the wisdom of the unfortunate Ulysses: my 
pleasure is to succour virtue in distress. 

The officer to whom the king* referred the examination of our 
affair had a soul as corrupted and as artful, as Sesostris was 
sincere and generous. That officer's name was Metophis; he 
interrogated us, so as to try to surprise us; and as he saw that 
Mentor answered with more wisdom than I, he looked upon 
him with aversion and diffidence: for the wicked are irritated 
against the good. He separated us; and siuce that moment I 
knew not what had become of Mentor. 

That separation was to me as a thunder-stroke. Metophis 
always expected that in questioning us 

k2 



LE'AJ vcnus. 

separement il poutToit nous faiie dire A<& 
separately he would be abU us torn tie to sny some Ik* 

contraires; sur-toui il croyoit nVeuiouir p~aa 

contrary; above nil (especially) lie btluvtd me to dazzle iy 

promesses flateuses, e.| me faire avouer ce que Men- 
promises flattering, and me make confess that which Men- 

tor lui auroit cache, enfin il ne chei xhoit pas de 
tor to him would have concealed. In fine he r>ot sought step of 

bonne foi la verite; mais il vouluit trouver quelque 
good faith the truth; but he wished tofiud some 

pretexte de dire an roi que nous -eiions clcs Pi eni- 
prttexls of to say to the king that we were some than- 

ciens, pour nous faire ses esclaves. En effet, malgre 
cians, for us to make his slaves. In /act, in spite 

notre innocence, et malgre la sagesse du roi, il 
our innocence, and in spite the wisdom of the king hi 

trouva le moyen de le t romper. Helas! a quoi les 
found the means of him to deceit e. Jllas! to what tlie 

rois sont-iis exposes! les plus sages meme sont sou vent 
kings are they exposed! the most wise themselvts are often 

surpris. l)es homines artificieux et interesses les 
surpriseM f. Some ariful and interested them 

environnent. Les^Pms se reticent* parcequ'iis 
surround* The good themselves withdraw, because they 

ne sont ni empresses ni flatteurs; les bons attendent 
not are neiifier eager nor flatterers; the good wait 

qu'on les cherche, et les princes ne savent guere les 
titat they them seek y and the princes not knew little them 



separately Ijo might make us say contrary Ihii cially 

he thought to dazzle me by his Battering promises, ami 

me confess thai which Mentor won td have concealed »V->m him. 

In Tine he did not seek truth with good faith; bui he wished to 
>me pretext to teli the king" thai 

order to make us hi* slaves. In faet, notwil 1 cur 

cence, and the wisdom of the King-, he found 

of deceiving* him. AJas! what are not kings ex; 

to! the wisest even are often surprised. Artful and hi- 
ed men surround tbem, the good withdraw tb< 
hey are neithe nor flatter 

until they w)d tlu princes du not knew how 



TELE.MAC'L 55 

cfteFcher; au contrahe les inechants sout hardis, 
to go tostek; on the contrary the wicked are bold, 

trompeurs, empresses, a s 5 insinuer et a 

deceitful, eager to themselves to insinuate and to 

plaire, adroits a dissimuler, prets a tout faire centre 
please, skilful to dissimulate, ready to all to do against 

V honneur et la conscience pour con tenter les pas- 
ted honour and the conscience for to content the pas- 

sions de celui qui regne. Ob! qu' un roi est n>al- 
sions of him who reigns. Oh! how a king is un- 

heureux d' etre expose aux artifices des inechants! II 
happy of to be exposed to the artfulness of the wicked! He 

esl perdu s' ii ne repousse la flatterie, et s* il n' aime, 

is lost if he net repels the flattery, and if he not love, 

ceux qui discnt hardhnent la verite. Voila les 
time who say boldly the truth. Beheld the 

reflexions que je faisois dans mon malheur; et je me 
reflections which I made in my misfortune; and I myself 

rappelois tout cc que j'avois cui dire a Mentor. 
recalled all thai which 1 had heard to say to Mentor. 

Cependant Metophis m' envoya vers les mon- 

In the mean while Metophis me stum towards the meun- 

tagnes du desert d* Oasis avec ses esclaves, afin 
tains of the desert of Oasis with his slaves, in order 

que je servisse avec eux a conduire ses grands 
that I should serve with them to conduct his large 

troupeaux. 
flocks. 



to seek lliem; on the contrary, the wicked are bold, deceitful, 
eajrer to insinuate themselves and to please, skilful in dissimu- 
JaiiiiGT. ready to do ewry tiling- against nonour and conscience, 
in order to satisfy the passions t»f him who rei<rus. Oh! how 
unhappy is a king- to be thus exposed to the artfulness of the 
wicked, fie is lost if he does not repel flattery, and if he does 
not love those who boldly speak the truth. These were the 
reflections 1 made in my misfortune; and J recalled to my mind 
all that whicii ) had heard spoken by Mentor. 

In the mean while Metophis sent me towards the mountains 
of the desert of Oasis with his slaves, in order that I should 
serve with them to conduct his large flocks. 



66 TELEMACHUS. 

En cet endroit Calypso interrompit Telemaque, 
In this place Calypso interrupted Telemachus. 

disant: Eh bien! que fites-vous alors, vous qui aviez 
$aying: Very well! what made you then, you who had 

prefere en Sicile la mort a la servitude? 
preferred in Sicily the death to the servitude? 

Telemaque repondit: mon malheur croissoit toujours; 
Telemachus answered: my misfortune increased always; 

je n' avois plus la miserable consolation de choisir 
/ not had more the miserable consolation of tochcose 

entre la servitude et la mort: il fallut etre 
between the servitude and the death; it icas necessary to be 

esclave, et epuiser pour ainsi dire toutes les rigueurs 
slave, and to exhaust for thus to say all the rigours 

de la fortune; il ne me restoit plus aucune esperance, 
of the fortune; it not to me remained more any hope, 

et je ne pouvois pas meme dire un mot pour travailler 
and I not was able step even to say a word for to work 

a me delivrcr. Mentor m' a dit depuis qu' on 
to myself to deliver. Mentor to me has said since that they 

T avoit vendu a des Ethiopians, et qu'il les avoit 
him had sold to some Ethiopians, and that he them had 

suivis en Ethiopie. 
followed in Ethiopia. 

Pour moi, j'arrivai dans des deserts affreux; on 
For me I arrived in of the deserts frightful; they 

y voit des sables brulants au milieu des plaines, 
there see of the sands burning to the middle of the plains t 



Id this place Calypso interrupted Telemachus, saying: very 
well! what did you do then, you who had preferred in Sicily 
death to servitude. 

Telemachus answered: my misfortune encreased always; 
and I had no longer the miserable consolation to choose be- 
tween slavery and death: it was necessary that I should be a 
slave and exhaust as it were all the rigors of fortune; no other 
hopes were left to me, and I could not even say a word to work 
out my deliverance. Mentor has told me since, that he had 
been sold to some Ethiopians, and that he had followed them to 
Ethiopia. 

As to me, I arrived in frightful deserts: there burning sands 
arc seen in the midst of plaius, 



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soleii 


pain 


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mrdly) 


the 


sun 


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rays. 











TELEMACHUS. 57 

des neiges qui ne fondent jamais et qui font un iriver 
of the snows which not melt ever and which make a icinter 

perpetuel sur ie sommot des montagnes; et Ton 

perpetual upon ike summit of the mountains; and there one 

irouve seuiement pour nourrir les troupeaux, cles 
finds only for to nourish (he fivcks some 

patUfages purrni ies rochers, vers le miM^u du 
■pastures among the rocks. towards the .middle of the 

penchant de ces monthlies escurpees. K Les vahees 
declivity of thf.se mountains 

y sunt bi proiondes, qu' a 
there are so deep, that t-o 

V pent faipe luire ses 
5 able to make to shine his 

Jc ne trouvai d'-atitres bpnini^ dans ce pays que 
_ I not fjimd of other men in that country but 

d:s bergers aussi sauvu^cs que ie pays meme. 
•: shi j,ii. ids as savage as the country itself. 

La, je pas-ens Its nuits a deplorer mon maihcu'r, et 
Tliere, I pussed the nights to a\piore my misfortune, and 

les jours a suivre un troupeau, pour evittr la tureur 
the days to fotlow a flock, for to avoid the fury 

brutale ti'un premier enclave, qui esperant d'obtenir 
brutal of a first slave, uho hoping of to obtain 

sa liberie, acrusoit sans cesse les autres, pour faire 
his liberty, accused wilnoui ceasing the others, for to make 

valoir a son maitre son zele et son attachemem a. scs 
lue to his master his zeal and his attachment to his 



snows which never melt and which make a perpetual winter 
U;:on the summit of the mountains: and there is only found, to 
feed the flock-. pastures among the rocks, towards the middle of 
the declivity of these steep mountains. The valiies are there 
so deep, thai hardly the sun can cause his rays to shine. 

I found in that country no other men than shepherds, a> sa- 
vage as the country itself. There, I passed the nights 
in deploring mv misfortune, and the days to follow a flock, in 
order to avoid the brutal fury of a first slave, who, expecting 
to obtain his liberty, continually accused the others, in order 
to extol his zeal and his attachment to his waster's 



TELEMACIIUS. 

interets. Cet esclave se nommojt Butis. Je devois 
interests. This slave himself named BiUls. I owed 

succcnber dans cette occasion: la douleur me pressant, 
to succumb in tliis occasion: the grief me pressing, 

j' oubliai un jour rnon troupeau, et je m* etendis 
/ forgot one day my flock, and I myself sketched 

sur T herbe aupres d' une caverne oil j'attendois 
upon the grass near of a cavern whtre I expected 

la mort, ne pouvant plus supporter mes peines. 
the death, not being able more to support my pains. 

En ce moment je remarquai que toute la montagne 
In this moment I remarked that all the mountain 

trembloit; les chenes et les pins sembloient 
trembled; the oaks, and the pine trees seemed 

descendre de son sommet; les vents retenoient ieurs 
to descend of its summit; the icinds retained their 

haleines. Une voix mugissante sortit de la caverne, 
breaths. Ji voice bellowing came otH of the cavern, 

et me fit entendre ces paroles: fiis du sage Uiysse, 
and to me made to hear these words: son of the wise Ulysses, 

il faut que tu deviennes, comme lui, grand par la 
it is necessary thai thou becomest, as he, great by the 

patience: les princes qui ont toujours ete heureux ne 
patience: the princes ivho have always been happy not 

sont guere dignes de l'etre; la mollesse les corrompt, 
are little worthy of ittobe;the softness them corrupt, 

1' orgueil les enivre. Que tu seras heureux, si 
the pride them intoxicates. Whom thou will be happy, if 



interest. That slave's name was Butis. I was about to sink 
on this occasion; gri )f pressing 1 me, I forgot one day my 
flock. I stretched myself upon the grass near to a cavern, 
where 1 expected death, not being able any longer to bear my 
troubles. 

In this moment I remarked that the whole mountain trem- 
bled, the oaks and the pine trees seemed to descend from its 
summit; the winds restrained their breath. A bellowing voice 
came out of the cavern, and made me hear these words: — Son 
of Ulysses, it is necessary that you should, as he, become great 
by your patience; the princes who have always been happy are 
not at all worthy of being so; effeminacy corrupts th» 
intoxicates them. Mow happy wilt you be if 



TELEMACHUS. 59 

tu surmontes tes malheurs, et si tune les oublies 
thou surmountest thy misfortunes, and if thou not them forgetest 

jamais! Tu reverras Ithaque; et ta gloire 
ever! Thou shalt see again Ithaca; and thy glory 

montera jusqu'aux astres. Quand tu seras le 
will mount even to the stars. When thou wilt be the 

maitre des autres hommes, souviens-toi que tu as 
master of the other men, remember thou that thou hast 

ete foible, pauvre, et soufTYant comme eux: prends 
been weak, poor, and suffering as them: take 

plaisir a les soulager, aime ton peuple, deteste la 
pleasure to them to succour, love thy people, detest the 

fl.uterie, et sache que tu ne seras grand qu'autant 
flattery, and know that thou not loiltbe great that as much 

que tu seras modere, et courageux pour vaincre 
as that thou wilt be moderate, and courageous for to conquer 

tes passions. 
thy passions. 

Ces paroles 4&vines entrerent jusqu' au fond demon 
These words " 'divine entered even to the bottom of my 

coeur; elk s y firent renaitre la joie et le courage. Je ne 
heart; they there made revive the joy and the courage. I not 

sentis point cette horreur qui fait dresser les cheveux 
felt point that horror which makes erect the hairs 

sur la tete et qui glace le sang dans les veines quand 
on the head and which freezes the blood in the veins ichen 

les Dieux se communiquent aux mortels; je me 
the Gods themselves communicate to the mortals; I myself 



thou surmountest thy misfortunes, and if thou never forgetest 
them! thou shalt see Ithaca a^ain; and thy glory will ascend 
even to the skies. When thou wilt be the master of other 
men, remember that thou hast been weak, poor and suffering 
like them; take pleasure in succouring them, love thy people, 
detest flattery, and know that thou shalt be great only as thou 
wilt be moderate, and courageous to overcome thy passions. 
These divine works penetrated even to the bottom of my 
heart; there they caused joy and courage to revive, I did not 
feel that horror which makes the ha.r stand on end upon the 
head, and which freezes the blood in the veins, when the gods 
communicate themselves to mortals; I 



60 TELEMACf! 

levai trar.quilie; j'adorai, a ^enoux, les mains levees 
rose travquil; I adored, to knees, the hands lifted up 

vers U ciel, Minerve, a qoi je cms devoir cet 
towards the h'uven, Minerva, to whom I hdieved to vice that 
oracle. En meme temps je me trouVai un nouvel 
orach. In m<an time I myself fmnd a fte* 

hommc: la sa^esse eclairoit mon esprit; je sento's une 
man: the tcisdom enlightened my mind; I frit a 

douce force pour modeier toutes mes paribus, et 
sweet force for to moderate all my passions, and 

pour arreter Pimpciu >site cle ma j* unesse, Je me 
for to stop the impetuosity of my youth. 

fis aimer de tous les ber^ers du desert: ma doucvm •, 
made love of a!l the shepherds of the dtse.t: my sweeints, 
ma patience, rion txac^tude, appaiser nt eixfin le 
my patience, my exactitude, appeased at last the 

cruel Butis, qui etoit en autorite sur le- aAitrescsclare^, 
cruel Butis, who was in authority ever the other slaves, 

et qui avuit voulu d ? abord me lourmenter. 
undioho had wished of first me to torment. 

Pour mieux supporter V ennui de la captu-ne et 
For the belter to support the tiresomeness of the captivity and 

de la solitude, je cherchai des livres; car j'etois 
of the solitude, I sought some books; for I was 

accable de trislesse, finite de quelque instruc:ion 
overwhelmed of sadness, J or want of some instruction 

qui put nourrir mon esprit et le sou 

which would be alle to nourish my mind and it to support. 



arose tranquil; I worshipped on m\ knees, with my bands lifted 
up to heaven, Minerva, to whom I believed to be indebted Tor 
this oracle. In the mean while I found myself to be a new 
man: wisdom nind: I felt a sweet force to 

moderate all my \ assions, and to check the impetuosity of my 
youth. 1 made m\ self beloved by all the shepherds of the 
desert: m v patience, my exactitude appeased at 

la t the cruel reus, who had an authority over the other 
slaves, and who had at first wished to torment me. 

The better to bear the irksomeness of captivity and solitude 
1 sought for ! I was overwhelmed witli sadness, for 

v, t of some instruction which could nourish aud sustain my 
mind. 



TELEMACHUS, 61 

Heureux, disois-je, ceux qui se degautent des 

Happy, said I those who themselves disgust of the 

plaisirs violen s, et qui savent se contenter des 
pleasures violent, and who know themselves to content of the 
douceurs d'une vie innocenter Heureux ceux qui 
sweetness of a life innocent 1 . Happy those who 

se divertissent en s' instruisant, et qui 

themselves divert in themselves instructing, and who 

se plaisent a cultiver leur esprit par les sciences! 

themselves please to cultivate their mind by the sciences! 
En quelque endroit que la fortune ennemie les jette, 
In whatever place that the fortune enemy them casts, 
ils portt-nt toujoursavec eux de quoi s ? entretenir; 
they carry always with them of what themselves to entertain; 

et Fennui qui devore les autres hommes au 
and the tiresomeness which dtvour the other men to the 

milieu meme des deiices, est inconnu a ceux qui savent 
midst even of the delights, is unknown to those icho knov) 
s' occuper par quelque lecture. Heureux ceux 

themselves to occupy by some reading, Happy those 

qui aiment a lire, et qui ne sont point, comme moi, 
who love to read, and who not are point, as I y 

p rive 8 de la lecture! 
deprived of the reading! 

Pendant que ces pensees rouloient dans mon esprit, 
Whilst that these thoughts rolled in my mind, 

je n,' enfoncai dans une sombre foret, ou j'appercus 
I myself buried in a dark forest, where I perceived 



Happy, said I, those whom violent pleasures disgust, and who 
know hov to content themselves with the sweetness of an in- 
nocent iiie. Happy those who make instruction their amuse- 
ment, and who take delight in the cultivation of their mind by 
the sciences! In whatever place adverse fortune throws them, 
they every where carry with them what is necessary to enter- 
tain themselves; and the irksomeness which devours other men 
even in the midst of delights, is unknown to those who know 
how to occup\ themselves in reading-. Happy those who love 
to read, and who are not, as 1 am, bereft of reading. 

Wtoflst that these thoughts revolved in my mind, I rushed 
into a dark forest, when 1 suddenly perceived 

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62 TELEMACHUS. 

tout-a-coup un vieillard qui tenoit un livre 

all to blow (suddenly) an old man who held a book 

dans sa main. Ce vieillard avoit un grand front chauve 
in his hand. This old man had a large forehead bald 

et un peu ride: uffbarbe blanche pendoit jusqu'a 
and a little wrinkled: a ** beard white hung even to 

sa ceinture; sa taille etoit haute et majestueuse; son 
his girdle; his stature teas high and majestic; his 

teint etoit encore frais et vermeil; ses yeux etoient 
complexion was still fresh and ruddy; his eyes were 

vifs et percants, sa voix douce, ses paroles simpies 
lively and piercing, his voice sweet, his words simple 

et aimables. Jamais je n'ai vu un si venerable 
and amiable. Ever I not have seeii a so venerable 

vieillard. II s' appeloit Termosiris. II etoit pietre 
old man. He himself called Termosiris. lie was priest 

d*Apollon, qu' il servoit dans un temple de marbre 
of jpollo, whom he served in a temple of marble 

que les rois d'Egypte avoient consacie a ce Dieu 
that the kings of Egypt had consecrated to that God 

dans cette foret. Le livre qu'il tenoit etoit un recueil 
in that forest. The book that he held was a collection 

d* hymnes en Thonneur des Dieux. 
of hxjmns in the honour of the Gods. 

II m'aborde avec amitie: nous nous entretenons. 
He me accosts with friendship: we ourselves entertain, 

11 r contoit si bien les choses passees, qu'on croyoit 
He related so well the things passed, that one believed 



an old man who held a book in his hand. This old man had a 
large and bald forehead a little wrinkled: a white beard hung" 
down to his girdle; his stature was high and majestic; his com- 
plexion was still fresh aud ruddy; his eyes were lively and 
penetrating, his voice sweet, his words simple and agree- 
able. I never sa^v so venerable an old man. His uame was 
Termosiris he was the priest of Apollo, whom he served in a 
1 em pic of marble which the king of Egypt had consecrated to 
this god in that forest. The book which he held was a collec- 
tion of hymns in honour of the gods. 

He accobted me with friendship: we conversed together. 
He related so well the things past, that one might believe 



TELEMACHUS. 63 

les voir: mais ii les racontoit courtement, et jamais 
them to see: but he them related shortly, and ever 

ses histoires ne m'ont lasse. II prevoyoit Pavenir par 
his histories not me have tirtd. He foresaw the future by 

la profonde sagesse qui lui faisoit connoitre les 
the profound wisdom xchich to him made to know the 

hommes et les desseins dont ils sont capables. Avec 
men and the icisdom of which they are capable. With 

tant de prudence, il etoit gai, complaisant; et 

so much of prudence, he was gay, (cheerful) complaisant; and 

la jeunesse la plus enjouee n' a point autant 

the youth . the most lively (sprightly) not has point so much 

de grace qu' en avoit cet horn me -dans une vieillesse 
of grace that of it had that man in an old age 

si avancee: aussi aimoit-il les jeunes gens lorsqu'ils 
so advanced: also loved he the young people when they 

etoient dociles et qu' ils avoient le gout de la vertu. 
irere docile and that they had the iaste of the virtue. 

Bientot il rrfaima tendrement, et me donna des 
Soon he me loved tenderly, and to me gave some 

livres pour me consoler: ii m'appelcit, mon fils. Je 
books for me to console: he me called, my son. J 

lui disoissouvent: Mon pere, les Dieux, qui m'ont 
to him said often: My father, the Gods, who from me have 

6e Mentor, ont eu pitie de moi; ils m'ont 
taken Mentor, have had pity of me; they to me have 

donne en vous un autre soutien. Cet homme, semblable 
given in you an other support. This man, like 



to see them: but he related them shortly, and Dever have his his- 
tories tin.-d me. He foresaw the future by his profound wisdom 
which made him know meet and the designs of which they are 
capable. With so much prudence, he was cheerful, complai* 
sant: and the most sprightly youth has not so much grace as 
this man had in so advanced an age; he also loved the young 
men when they were docile and had a taste for virtue. 

He s.;on loved me tenderly, and gave me some books to 
console me: he called me his son. 1 often said to him, my fa- 
ther, the gods, who have taken Mentor from me, have had pity 
on me: they have in you given me another support. That 
man, like 



64 TELEMACHLS. 

a Orphee on a Linus, etoit sans doute inspire des 
to Orpheus or to Linut, was without doubt inspired of the 

Dieux: il me reeitoit les vers qu' il avoit fa>ts, et 
Gods: he to me recited the verses that he had made, and 

me donnoit ceux de plusieurs exceilents poetes favorises 
tome gave those of several excellent poets favoured 

des Muses. Lorqu'il etoit revetu de sa longue robe 
cfthe Muses. When he was dressed of his long robe 

d'une eclatante blancheur, et ciu'il prenoK en main 
of a bright whiteness, and that he took in hand 

sa lyre d'ivoire, les tigres, les ours, les lions, venoient 
his lyre of ivory, the tigers, the bears, the lions, came 

le flatter et lecher ses pieds; les satyres sortoient 
him to flatter and to lick his feet; the satyrs came out 

des forets pour danser autour de'lui; les arbres memes 
of the foy ests for to dance round of him; the trees themsttves 

paroissoient emus, et vous auruz cru que les 

appeared moved, and you would hare believed that the 

rochers attendris alloicnt descendre du haat 

rocks made lender (moved) went to descend from the height 

des montagnes aux charmes de ses doux accents. 

cfthe mountains to the charms of his sweet accents (harmony.) 

II ne chantoit que la grandeur des Dieux, la vcrtu 
He not sung but the grandeur of the Gods, the virtue 

des heros, et la sat^esse des hornmes qui preferent la 
of the heros, and the toisdom of men who prefer the 

gloire aux plaisirs. 
glory to the pleasures. 



Orpheus or Linus, was no doubt inspired by the gods; be recited 

to me the verses which be had made, and jare me these of many 

excellent poets, favoured by the muses. When be was dressed 

with his long* robe of a bright whiteness and took his jv or} 

in his bar*!, ihe tigers, the bears the lions came to flatter him 

and lick his fret; (lie satyrs came out of the forest to >'■ 

around him; even the trees appeared moved, and one n 

ii ive believed that the rocks were g*oing ><> descend from t 1 e 

height of the mountains to th< charms of his sv 

1 le Bung bat the granrfenr of ♦he jrods, the virtue of t!> 

and the wisdom of men who prefer g"Iorv to picas- 



TELEMACHU8. 65 

11 me ciisok sou vent que je devois prendre courage, 
He to me said often that I ought to take courage 

et que les Dieux n'abandonneroient ni Ulysse ni 
and that the Gods not would abandon neither Utysses nor 

son fiis. Enfiu, il nvassura que je devois, a i'exemple 
his son. In fine, he me assured that I ought, at the example 

d'Apollon, enseigne-r ajx bergers a cultiver les muses. 

of Apollo, to teach to the shepherds to cultivate the muses. 

Apollon, disoit-ii, indigne de^ce que Jupiter par ses 
Apollo, said he, exasperated of that which Jupiter by his 

foudres troubloit le ciel dans les plus beaux jours, 
thunderbolts disturbed the heaven in the most beautiful days, 

voulut s' en venger sur les Cyclopes qui 
wished himself of him to revenge upon the Cyclops who 

forgeoient les foudres, et les perca de ses fleches. 
forged the thunderbolts, and them pierced of his arrows. 

Aussitot le mont Etna cessa de vomir des tourbillons 
Soon after the mount Etna ceased of to vomit of the curling clouds 

de flammes; on n'entendit plus les coups des terribles 
of flames; they not heard more the blows of the terrible 

marteaux qui, frappant Tenclume, faisqient gemir 
hammers which, striking the anvil, made to groan 

les profondes cavernes de la terre et les abymes de 
the profound caverns of the earth and the abyss of 

la mer. Le fer et Tairain, n'etant plus polis par 
the sea. The iron and the brass, not being more polished by 

les Cyclopes, conunencoient a se rouiller. Vul- 
the Cyclops, began to themselves to rust. Vul- 



He often said to me that I ought to take courage, and 
that the gods would neither abandon U losses nor his son. 
Lastly, he assured me that I ought, at the example of Apollo, 
to teach the shepherds how to cultivate the muses. Apollo, 
said he, irritated because Jupiter by thunderbolts disturbed 
heaven during the most beautiful days, wished to revenge 
himself on the Cyclops, who forged his thunder, and pierced 
them with his arrows. Etna immediately ceased to vomit 
curling clouds of flames; no longer the terrible strokes of the 
hammers were heard, which, striking the anvil, made groan the 
deepcavernsof the earth and the abyss of the sea. Iron and brass, 
being no longer polished by the Cyclops, began to rust. Vul- 

F 2 



66 

cain, furieux. sort de sa fou'rnaisc: qnoiquc boiteux, il 
can, furious, comtsout of his furnace: although lame, 

monte en diligence vers TOlynne; il arrive- suant ec 
mounts in diligence towards the Olympus; he <r» ii % and 

convert de pons si ere, dans iV.ssemblee d<s D.eux; il 

covered of dust, in the assembly of the Gods; he 

fait des plaintes amcrcs. Jupiter s ? imte centre 

makes of the complaints bitt,-r. r Ju}dUr himself irritates against 

ApoIIon, le chasse du del, et !e prec ia 

Apollo, him drives from heaven* and him precipitates up r 

terre. Son char vide tn-oit be lui-menie son cours 
earth. His chariot empty mad? of iUclf his course 

ordinaire, pour donner aux bommes ies join - 

ordinary, (usual) for to give to the. mtn the days and 

les nuits avec ie changenient re^uliet* ^^ saisous, 

the nights with the clnmge regular of the seasons. 

Apollon, depouille de tons ses rayons, fut contmru de 
Apollo, stripped of all his rays, was consh ained of 

se faire berger, et cie girder les trnnpeaux 

himself io make shepherd, and of to keep the flocks (herds) 

du roi Admete. lij ,uoit de la flute, et tons les 
of the king Mmetus. He played of \ the jlute, and all the 

autres bergers venoieut a 1'ombre des ormeaux sur le 
other shepherds came to the shade of the elms upon Hk 

bord d'une claiie fontaine ecoiner ses chansons. 
bank of a clear fountain to listen his songs- 

Jusques la i)s avoient mene une vie sauvage et brutaie; 
Until then they had led a life savage and brutal. 



can, furious, comes out of his furnace; aUhoug-h lame, he 
mounts with diligence towards Olympus; he arrives, sweating 
and covered with dust, in the assembly of the gods: he nru 
bitter complaints. Jupiter, exasperated against Vpoflo. d? 
him out of heaven and precipitates him on the earth. His empty 
chariot made by itself its usual course, m order to give to men 
the days and nights, with the regular changes of seasons. 

Apollo, stripped of all his rays, was constrained to become 
shepherd, and to keep the flocks of the kiug Admetus. 
played on the flute, and all the shepherds came to the shade of 
elms, on the border of a clear fountain, to listen to Ins songs. 
Until then they had led a md brutal life; 



TELE.MACHl S. 67 

ils ne sav(\ient que conduire leurs br^bis, les tondre, 
not k.uw tut to conduct their sheep, them to shear \ 

tratf* leur iait, el faire des fro mages: tome la cam- 
tomtit their milk, arid to make some cheese: all the coun- 

pa^iie etoit eomm« u;> desert affreux. 
try was as a dtsert frightful 

Bientot Apollon montra d tousles ber^ers les arts 
Soon Apollo shcictd to alt the shepherds the arts 

qui peuvent rendre la vie agreable. Ii chantojt les 
which can render the life agreeable. He sung the 

fteurs don* le printemps se couronne, les parfums 
fiowers of which the spring itself crowns, the perfumes 

qu" ii repand, et la ver-ure qui nait sous ses pas. 
which it spreads, and the verdure which rises under its steps. 

Puis il chant^itles delicu-uses units de Tele, ou les 
Thtu he sung the delightful nights of the summer, where the 

zephyrs rafivachisscnt ies hommes, et ou la rosee 
zephyrs refresh the m.n, and where the dew 

desaltere la terre. II vneiuit aussi dans ses chansons 
quenches the earth. He mixed also in his songs 

les fruits dunes dont Pantonine recompense les 
the fruits gilded of which the autumn recompenses the 

travaux des lahoureurs, et le repos de l'hjver, pen- 
wnrks of husbandmen, and the repose of the winter, dw- 

dant lequel la foiatre jeunesse da use aupres du feu. 
■ing which the wanton youth dances near of the fire, 

Enfin il representoit les forets sonibres qui couvrent 
Finally he represented the foreats dark which cover 



they Unew nothing* mure than to conduct their sheep, to shear 
them, to milk them and make cheese; all the country was a 
frightful desert. 

Apollo soon taught all these shepherds the arts which can 
render life agreeable. He sung* the flowers witU which the 
spring crowns itself, the perfumes which it spreads, and the 
verdure which uses under its steps. Then he sung the delight- 
ful nights of the summer, when the zephyrs refresh men, 
and the dews quench the earth. Me mixed also in his songs 
the gilded fruits with which the autumn recompenses the la- 
bour of the husbandman, and the repose of winter, during 
which the wanton youth dances near to the tire. Finally, he 
represented the daik forests, which cover 



68 TELEMACIIUS. 

les montagnes, et lcs creux vallons, ou les rivieres. 
the mountains, and the hollow vallies, where the rivers, 

par mille detours, semblent se jouer au milieu 
by thousand meanderings, seem themselves to sport in the middle 

des riantes prairies. Iiapprit ainsi aux bergers quels 
of the smiling meadows. He taught thus to the shepherds what 

sont les charmes de la vie ehampetre, quand on 
are the charms of the life country, ivhen oue 

sait gouter ce que la simple nature a de gracieux. 
knows to taste that which the simple nature had of giacious. 

Les bergers, avec leurs flutes, se virent bientot 
The shtpherds, with their flutes, themsdves saw S0071 

plus heureux que les rois; et leurs cabanes attitoient 
more happy than the kings; and their huts drew 

en foule les plaisirs purs qui fuient les palais doies. 
in crowd the pleasures pure which fly the palaces gilded. 

Les jeux, les ris, les graces, suivoient par-tout 
The plays, the smiles, the graces, followed every where 

les innocentes bergeres. T-ous les jours etoient des 
the innocent shepherdesses. Jill the days were some 

fetes: on n'entendoit plus que le gazouillement des 
feasts: one not heard more but the warbling cf 

oiseaux, ou la douce haleine des zephyrs qui se 

birds, or the sweet breath of the zephyrs who themselves 

jouoient dans les rameaux des arbres, ou le murmure 
played in the buughs of the trees, or the murmur 

d'une onde claire qui tomboit de quelque rocher, 
of a wave clear which fell from some rock, 



the mountains, and the hollow vallies where rivers seem, by a 
thousand meanderings, to sport in the midst of smiling mea- 
dows. He also taught the shepherds what are the charms of 
a country life, when one knows how to taste that which simple 
nature has made agreeable. 

The shepherds, with their flutes, soon saw themselves more 
happy than kings; and their cottages allured in crowds the 
pure pleasures which fly from gilded palaces. The Bports, 
smiles, and the graces, followed every where the innocent 
shepherdesses. Every day was a feast: they heard no longor 
but the warbling of birds, or the sweet breath of zephyrs which 
played among the branches of trees, or the murmur of a 
clear wave which fell from some rock, 



TELEMACFTUS. 



69 



que 

which 



ou les chansons 

or the songs 

herders qui suivoier.t 
shepherds who followed 

enseignoit a rem porter 
taught 



percer 

pierce 

Dieux 

Gods 



les muses 
the muses 

Apollon. 
Apollo. 

le prix de 
to carry the prize of 

de flechc-s les claims et 
of arrows the fallow deers and 

n? ernes devinrent jaJoux des heroes; 
themselves became jtakus of (he shepherds; 



inspiroient aux 
ir.sphed to the 

Ce Dieu leur 

This God to them 

la course, 
race 

cerfs. 
deers. 



the 

les 
the 



et a 
and to 

Les 

The 

cette 
that 



parut plus douce que toute leur gloire, 

glory, 



vie leur 

life to them appeared more sweet than alt their 

et ils rappt lerent Apollon dans i'O'lynipe. 
and they recalled JJpullo in the Olympus. 

Mon- fils, Cette histoire doit vous iostruire, puisque 
My son this history ought you to instruct, since 

vous ttes i'lans i* etat ou fnt Apol.on; defrichez 
you are in the condition where was •flpollo; clear up 

cette terre sauvage; faites fleurir commc lui le desert: 
this land savage; make to fl-. wish as he the desert: 

apprenez at- us ccs herders quels sont ics charmes 
tench to all these shepherds what are 

harmonic; adoucissez leurs c-oeors 



of the harmony; 

montrez leur 
show to them 

combien il est 
how it is 



their 



soften 

IVimab e 
the amiable 

doux de jouir 
sweet of to enjoy in the solitude of the 



vertu; 
virtue; 



hearts 

faites 
make 



the charms 

f'arouches; 
ferocious; 

leur sentir 
them to feel 



dans la solitude des 



or the son^s that the muse? inspired to the shef>herd$ who fol- 
lowed \polo. This god taught thorn to obtain the prize in 
the race, and to « ierce wUh their arrows the stag's ami the 
deers. The gods themselves became jealous of the shepherds; 
that life appeared \n rh^rn sweeter than ail their glory, and they 
recalled Apollo in^o Olympus. 

that history ought to instruct you, since you are in 
the same situation in which Apollo was: clear away this savage 
lanH: as he, cause this desert to flemish: teach these shepherds 
what are the charms of harmom; soften their ferocious hearts; 
show them the amiable virtues; make them feel how sweet it is 
to enjoy in solitude the 



70 TELEMACHUS. 

pi ai sirs innocents que rien ne peut oter aux bergers. 
pleasures innocents that nothing not can take to the shepherds. 

Un jour, mon fils, un jour, les peines et les soucis 
One day, my son, one day, the troubles and the cares 

cruels qui environment les rois vous feront regretter 
cruel which surround the kings you will make to regret 
sur le trone la vie pastorale. 
upon the throne the life pastoral. 

Ayant ainsi parle, Termosiris me donna une flute 
Having thus spoken, Termosiris to me gave one fiute 

si douce que les echos de ces montagnes, qui la firent 
so sweet that the echoes of these mountains, which it made 

entendre de tous c6t£s, attirerent beintot autour de 
to hear of all sides, drew soon round of 

moi tous les bergers voisins. Ma voix avoit une har- 
me all the shepherds neighbouring. J\Jy voice had a har- 

monie divine: je me sentois emu et comrne hors de 
mony divine: I mysrlf ftlt moved and as out of 

moi-meme pour chanter les graces dont la nature 
myself for to sing the graces of which the nature 

a orne la campagne. Nous passions les jours enticrs 
has adorned the country. We passed the duys whole 

et une partie des nutts a chanter ensemble. Tous 
and one part of the nights to sing together. Jill 

les bergers, oubiiant leui s cabanes et leurs troupeaux, 
the shepherds, forgetting their huts and their flecks, 

etoient suspendus <. t immobiies autour de moi pendant 
were suspended and motionless round cf me during 



innocent pleasures that no power can take from the shepherds. 
One day, my son, one day, the troubles and cruel cares which 
surrouud the kings will make you regret, on the throne, the 
pastoral life. 

Having" spoken thus, Termosiris gave me a flute so sweet 
lhat the echoes of these mountains, who made it heard on all 
sides, soon drew around me all the neighbouring" shepherds. 
My voice had a divdne harmony; I felt myself moved and trans- 
ported in singing- the graces with which nature has adorned 
the country. We spent wh >le days and parts of the nights in 
Mnjring together. All the shepherds, forgetting their cottages 
and their flocks, were suspended and motionless around me 
whilst 



TELE M AC H US. 71 

que je leur donnois des lemons; ii sembloit que ces 
that I to them gave of the lessons; it seemed that these 

deserts n'eussent plus rien de sauvage, tout y etoit 
deserts not had more nothing of savage, all there was 

dtfux et riant: la politesse des habitants sembloit 
sweet and smiling: the ^politeness of the inhabitants seemed 

adoucir la terre. 
to sweeten the earth. 

Nous nous assemblions sou vent pour offrir des 
We ourselves assembled often for to offer of the 

sacrifices dans ce temple d'Apollon ou Termosiris 
sacrifices in that temple of Apollo where Termosiris 

etuit pretre. Les ber^ers y allojent couronnes de 
was priest, Tlie sheplierds there went crowned of 

laurier en i'honneur du Dieu: les bergeres y 

laurel in the honour (fthe God: the shepherdesses there 

alifcient aussi, en dansant, avec des couronnes de 
went also, in dancing, with of the crowns cf 

fleurs, et port ant sur leurs tetes dans des corbeilles 
flowers, and carrying upon their heads in of the baskets 

les dons sacres. Apres le sacrifice, nous faisions un 
the gifts sacred, dfter the sacrifice, we made a 

fesin champetre; nos plus doux mets etoient le lait de 
feast rustic; our most sweet dishes were the milk of 

nos chevies et de nos brebis, que nous avions soin de 
our goals and of our ewes, which we had care of 

traire nous-meme, avec les fruits fraichement cuellis 
to milk ourselves, with the fruits newly galliered 



I grave them their lessons; it seemed that these deserts had no 
longer any thing- savage, all was there sweet and smiling-: the 
politeness of the inhabitants appeared to soften the earth. 

We often assembled together, in order to offer sacrifices in 
that temple of Apollo, whose priest Termisoris was. The shep- 
herds went there crowned with laurel, in honour of this god. 
The shepherdesses went there also, dancing- with crowns of 
flowers, and carrying upon their heads the sacred gifts in bas- 
kets. After the sacrifice we made a rural feast; our sweetest 
dainties were the milk of our goat- and ewes, which we took 
care to milk ourselves, with the fruits frcshlj gathered 



72 TELEMACHUS. 

de nos propres mains, tcls que les datf.es, les ugties et 
of our own hands, such as the dates, the figs and 

Its raisins: nos sieves etoient ies t^azons; nos arbies 
the grapes: our stats were the turfs; our trees 

tcutlus nous donnoient une ombre plus agreable que 
tufted us gave a shade more agreeable titan 

les lambris dores des palais des rois. 
the roof gilded of the palaces of the kings. 

Mais ce qui acheva de me reudre fameux parmi nos 
But that which finished of me to render famous among our 

herders, e'est qu'uu jour mi ii .e vint se 

shepherds, it is that one day a lion famished came kuus If 

jeter sur mon tioupt.au; deja ii commencqit un car- 
to throw upon My flock: already he began a car- 

nage afflux. Jo n'avois en main que ma houlette; 

na S e frightful. I not had in hand but my crook: 

je m\tvance hardiment. Le lion herisse sa 
/ myself advance boldly. The lion bristles up his 

crime re, me montre ses dents et ses ^riffes, ouvi e une 
mane, to me shows his teeth and his claws, opens a 

gueuie seche et enflammec; ses yeux puroissoient 
mouth dry and inflamed; his eyes appeared 

pie ins de sang et de i'eu; il bat ses flancs avee sa 
full of blood and of fire; lit beats his sides with his 

longue queue. Je le terrassts: la petite cotte 

long tail 1 him throw upon the ground: the small coat 

de mailles dont j'etois revetu, selon la coutume des 
of mail of which I was clothed, according the custom of the 



with our own hands, such as dates, figs, and grapes; fur seats 
were the turfs, our tinted trees g shade more agree- 

able than the gilded roofs of the palaces of kings. 

But that which finished to render me famous among 1 our 
shepherds', was that one day a hungry lion came and rushed 
in upon my flock; already he commenced a frightful carnage. 
1 Iran in baud but my crook: 1 advanced boldly, lie bristles 
his maoe, shows me his teeth and his claws, opens a parched 
and inflamed mouth; his eyes appeared full of blood and fire: 
he b des with his long tail. 1 threw him down: the 

II coat of mail with which 1 was clad, according ta the 
CUfttom oi the 



TELEMACIiUS, 73 

bergers d'Egypte, I'empecha de me dechirer. 

shepherds of Egypt, him prevented of me to tear to pieces. 

Trois fois je Pabattisj trois fois il se releva: il 
Three times I him overthrew, three times he himself rose again: he 

ppussoit des rugissements qui faisoient retentir toutes 
pushed of the roarings which made to resound ail 

les forets. Enfin je Pelouffai entre mes bras; et les 
the foretts. Finally I him smothered between my arms; and the 

bergers, temoins de ma victoire, voulurent que je me 
shepherds, witnesses of my victory, wished that I myself 

revetisse de la peau de ce terrible animal. 
v :-j M clothe of the skin of that terrible animal. 

Le bruit de cette action, et ceiui du beau 
The noise of that action, and that of the beautiful 

changement de tous nos bergers, se repandit dans 

change of all our shepherds, itself spread in 

toute TEgypte; il parvint meme jusqiraux oreilles de 
all the Egypt; it came even to the ears of 

Sesostris. II sut qu'un de ces deux captifs qu'on 
Sesostris. He knew that one of these two captives that one 

avoit pris pour des Phenicens avoit ramene Page 
had taken for some Phenicians had brought back the age 

d'or dans ces deserts presque inhabitables. II voulut 
of gold in these deserts almost uninhabitable. He wished 

me voir: car il aimoit les muses; et tout ce qui peut 
me to see: for he loved the muses; and all that which is able 

instruire les hommes touchoit son grand coeur. II me 
to instruct the men touched his great heart. He me 



shepherds of Egypt prevented him from tearing me to pieces. 
Three times I overthrew him, three times he rose again: he 
sent forth roarings which made the whole forest resound; final- 
ly, I smothered him between my arms; and the shepherds, 
witnesses of my victory, wished that 1 would put on the skin 
of that terrible animal. 

The fame of that action, with that of the happy change of 
all our shepherds, spread over all Egypt; it went even to the 
ears of Sesostris. He knew that one of the two captives whom 
they had believed to be Phenicians, had brought back the gol- 
den age into these deserts almost uninhabitable. He desired 
to see me, for he loved the muses, and all that can instruct 
men touched his great heart. He saw me, 

G 



74 TELEMACHUS. 

vit, il m'ecouta avec plaisir, et deccuvrit que Metophis 
saiv, he to me ' tened with pleasure, and discovered that Metophis 

1'avoit trompe par avarice. II le condamna a une 
him had deceived by avarice. He him condemned to one 

prison perpetuelle, et lui ola toutes les richesses 
prison perpetual, and from him took all the riches 

qu'il possedoit injustement. Oh! qu'on est malheureux, 
which he possessed unjustly. Oh! how one is unhappy', 

disoit-il, quand on est au-dessusdu rtstedes hommes! 
said he, when one is above of the rest of the men! 

souvent on ne petit voir !a verite par ses propres yeux: 
ojten one not is able to see the truth by his own eyesi 

on est environne de gens qui i'empecbent d'arriver 
one is environed of people who it prevents of to arrive 

jusqu'a celui qui commande; chacun est interesse a 
even to him who commands; every one is interested to 

le tromper; chacun, sous une apparence de zele, cache 
him deceive; every one, under an appearance of zeal, hides 

son ambition. On fait sembiant d'aimer le roi, et 
his ambition, They make seeming of to love the king, and 

on n'aime que les richesses qu'il donne; on Taime 
they not love but the riches ivhich he gives; they him love 

si peu, que pour obtenir ses faveurs on le flatte et 
so little, that for to obtain his favours they him Hatter and 

t>n le trahit. 
ihey him betray. 

Ensuite Sesostris me traita avec une tendre amitie, 
•Afterwards Sesostris me treated with a tender friendship. 



be listened to me with pleasure, and discovered that Metophis 
had deceived him through avarice. He condemned him to a 
perpetual prison, and took away from him all the riches which 
he possessed unjustly. Oh! how unhappy a man is, said he, 
when he is above the rest of men! he cannot always see truth 
by his own eyes: he is surrounded by people who prevent it 
coming- to him who commands; every one is interested to de- 
ceive him; every eye, under an appearance of zeal, hides his 
ambition. They feign to love the king, and they love but 
the riches which he gives; they love him so little, that, in 
order to obtain his favours, they flatter and betray him. 

Afterwards Sesostris treated me with a tender friendship, 



TELEMACHUS. 75 

et resolut de me renvoyer en Ithaque, avec ties 
and resolved of me to send back in Ithaca, with some 

vaisseaux et des troupes pour delivrer Penelope de 
vessels and some troops for to deliver Penelope from 

tous ses amants. La fiotte etoit deja prete, nous ne 
all her lovers. The fleet was already ready, we not 

songions qu* a nous embarquer. J'admirois 3es coups 
thought but to us to embark. I admired the blows 

de la fortune, qui releve tout-a-coup, 

of the fortune, who raises up again all to blow, (suddenly) 

ceux qu'elle a le plus abaisses. Cette experience 

those whom she has the more lowered, (humbled) That experience 

me faisoit esperer qu'Ulysse pourro.it bien revenir 
me made to hope that Ulysses might be able well to come back 

enfin dans son royaume apr£s quelque longue souf- 
at last in his kingdom after some long suf- 

france. Je pensois aussi en moi-meme que je pourrois 
fering. I thought also in myself that I might be able 

encore re voir Mentor, quoiqu'il eut ete emmene 
yet to see again Mentor, although he had been carried 

dans les pays les plus inconnus de TEthiopie. 
into the countries the most unknown of the Ethiopia. 

Pendant que je retardois un peu mon depart, pour 
Whilst that I delayed a little my departure, for 

tacher d'en savoir des nouvelles, Sesostris, qui eioit 
to try of him to know some news, Sesostris, who was 



and determined to send me back to Ithaca, with vessels and 
troops, in order to deliver Penelope from her suitors. The 
fleet was already prepared, and we thought but to embark. 
I admired the strokes of fortune which suddenly elevates those 
whom she has the most humbled. This experience made me 
hope that Ulysses might at last return into his kingdom after 
some long sufferings. I thought also iu myself that I might 
still see Mentor, although he had been carried into the most 
unknown countries of Ethiopia., 

Whilst I delayed a little my departure, in order to learn some 
news of him, Sesostris, who was 



76 TELEMACHUS. 

fort age, rnoiirut subitement, et sa mort me replongea 
very old, died suddenly, and his death me immersed 

dans de nouveaux malheurs. 
into some neiv misfortunes. 

Toute PEgypte parut inconsolable de cette perte; 
Ml the Egypt appeared inconsolable of that loss; 

chaque famille croyoit avoir perdu son meilleur ami, 
every family thought to have lost his best friend, 

son protecteur, son pere. Les vieillards, levant les 
his protector, his father. The old men, lifting up the 

mains au cicl, s'ecrioient: jamais PEgypten'eut 

hands to the heaven, themselves cried out: ever the Egypt not had 

un si bon roi! jamais elle n'en aura de semblable! 
one so good king! ever she not one vnll have of like! 

O Dieux! il faJ.loit, on ne le montrer point aux 
Gods! it was necessary either not him to show point to the 

hommes ou ne le leur oter jamais! 

men or not him fnmthem to take away ever! 

pourquoi faut-il que nous survivions au 

why is it necessary that we should survive to the 

grand Sesostris! Les jeunes gens disoient: Pesperance 
great Sesostris! The young people said: the hope 

de P E^ypte est detruite: nos peres ont ete heureux 
of the Egypt is destroyed: our fathers have been happy 

de passer leur vie sous un si bon roi; pour nous, 
of to pass their l%ves under one so good king; for us, 



very old, died suddenly, and his death replunged me into new 
misfortunes. 

The whole Egypt appeared inconsolable for that loss; every 
family believed to have lost their best friend, their protector, 
their father. The old men, lifting 1 up their hands to heaven, 
cried out, Egypt never had so good a king! never shall she 
have one like him! O gods! you oug-ht not to have shown him 
to men, or never to have taken him from them! why must we 
survive the great Sesos! r is' the young men said: the hope of 
Egypt is destroyed, our fathers have been happy to pass their 
lives under so good a king; as for 



TELEMACHUS. ?7 

nousue 1'avons vu que pour sentir sa perte. Ses 

ice not him have seen but for to feel Ids loss. His 

domesliques pleuroient nuit et jour. Quand on fit les 

domestics wept night and day. When they made the 

funerailles du roi, pendant quarante jours les peuples 
funeral of the king, during forty days the people 

les plus recules y accumient en foule; chacun 
the most distant there ran in crowd; every one 

vouloit voir encore une fois le corps de Sesostris, 
wished to see yet once more the body of Sesostri$ t 

chacun vouloit en conserver l'image: 

every one wished of him to preserve the image: 

plusieurs vouloient etre mis avec lui dans le tombeau. 
many wished to be put with him in the tomb, 

Ce qui augumenta encore la douleur de sa perte, 
That which increased yet the grief of his loss, 

c'est que son fiis Bocchoris n'avoit ni humanite pour 
it is that his son Bocchoris not had neither humanity for 

les etrangers, ni curiosite pour les sciences, ni estime 
the strangers, nor curiosity for the sciences, nor esteem 

pour les hommes vertueux, ni amour de la gloire. La 
for the men virtuous, nor love of the glory. The 

grandeur de son pere av6it continue a le rendre si 
grandeur of his father had contributed to him to render so 

indigne de regner. II avoit ete nourri dans la 
unworthy of to reign. He had been nourished in the 

mollesse, et dans une fierte brutale; il comp- 

softness, (effeminacy,) and in a pride brutal; he count- 



we have seen him only to feel his loss. His domestics wept 
night and day. When they made the funeral of the king-, 
which lasted forty days, the people the most remote, ran there 
in crowds; every one wished to see once more the body of Sesos- 
tris, every one wished to preserve bis image: many wished to 
be put into the same tomb with him. That which slill encreas^ 
ed the grief of his loss, is, that his son Bocchoris had neither 
humanity for strangers, nor curiosity for sciences, nor esteem 
for virtuous men, nor love for glory. The greatness of his fa- 
ther had contributed to render him so unworthy of reigning. 
He kad been brought up in effeminacy and in a brutal pride; he 

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TELEIYXACIIlb. 



toit pour rien les hommes, croyant qu'ils n s etoieni 
ed for nothing the men, believing thai they not were 

faits que pour lui, et qu'il etoit d'une autre nature 
made but for him, and that he was of an other nature 

qu'eux; il ne songeoit qu'a contenter ses passions, 
than they; he not thought but to content his passions, 

qu'a dissiper les tresors immenses que son pere 
but to dissipate the treasures immense which his father 

avoit menages avec tant de soins, qu'a tourmenter 
had spared with so much of cares, but to torment 

les peuples, qu'a sucer le sang des malheureux, 
the people, but to suck the blood of the unfortunate, 

enfin, qu'a suivre le conseii flatteur des jeunes 
infine, but to follow the council flattering of the young 

insenses qui l'environnoient, pendant qu'il ecartoit 
senseless who him environed, whilst that he removed 

avec mepris tous les sa^es vieillards qui avoient 
with contempt all the loise old men who had 

eu la confiance de son pere. C'etoit un monstre, 
had the confidence of his father. He was i monster, 

et non pas un roi. Toute PEgypte gemissQit; 
and not step a king. Jill the Egypt groaned} 

%$jH, et quoique le -^{SnVde Sesostris, si cher aux 
and although the name of Sesostris, so dear to the 

Egyptiens, leur fit supporter la conduite lkche et 
Egyptians, to them made support the conduct base and 

cruelle de son fils, le fils couroit a sa perte; 

cruel of his son, the son ran to his loss, (destruction;) 



considered men as nothing", believing* that they were made 
only for him, and that he was of another nature than them; 
he thought but to satisfy his passiens, but to squander away 
the immense treasures which his father had spared with so 
much care; but to torment the people, to suck the blood of the 
unfortunate, lastly, but to follow the flattering- counsels or* 
young senseless men who were around him, whilst that he re- 
moved with contempt the wise old men who had had bis father's 
confidence. He was a monster and not a king". The whole 
t groaned; and although the nume of S so dear to 

the Egyptians, made them bear the vile and cruel conduct of 
his son, the son ran to his destruction; 



TELEMACHUS. 79 

et un prince si indigne du trone ne pouvoit 
and a prince so unworthy of the throne not leasable 

long-temps regner. 
iong time to reign. 

line roe fut plus permis d'esperer inon retour 
It not to me was more permitted of to hope my return 

en Ithaque. Je demeurai dans une tour sur le bord 
in Ithaca. I remained in a tower upon the border 

de la mer aupres de Peiuse, ou notre embarquement 
of the sea near to Peluse, where our embarkation 

devoit se faire si Sesostris ne fut pas mort. Meto- 
cwed itself to make if Sesvstris not was step dead. Meto- 

phis avoit eu 1'adresse de sortir de prison, et de 
phis had had the address of to go out of pri&n> and of 

se retabiir aupres du nouveau roi: il m'avoit 

himself to reestablish near of the new king: it me had 

fait reruermer dans cette tour pour se venger de la 

made shut up in that tower for himself to revenge of 'the 

disgrace que je iui avois causee. Je passois les 
disgrace which I to him had caused. I passed the 

jours et les nuits dans une profonde tristesse: tout ce 
days and the nights in a picfound sadness: all thai 

que Termosiris m'avGJt predit, et tout ce que j'avois 
which Termosiris to me had predicted, and all that which I had 

entendu dans la caverne, ne me paroissoit plus qu'un 
heard in the cavern, not to me appeared more but a 

songe: J-etois abyme dans la plus amere douleur. Je 
dream: I was sunk into the most biiter grief. I 



and a prince so unworthy of the throne could not reign long, 
it was. no longer permitted me to hope for my return into 
Ithaca. 1 remained in a tower upon the shore of the sea near 
Peluse, where our embarkation was to take place if Sesostris 
had not died. Metophis had had the address to come out of 
prison, and to reestablish himself near to the new king; he had 
caused me to be shut up in that tower, to revenge himself of the 
disgrace which I had caused him. I passed the days and nights 
in profound sadness: all that which Termosiris had predicted 
me, all that which 1 had heard in the cavern, appeared to me 
but a dream; I was sunk into the most bitter grief. I 



80 TELEMACIlliS 

voyois les vagues qui venoient battre le pied de la tour 
saw the leaves which came to beat the foot of the tower 

ou j'etois prisonnier; souvent je m'occupois a consi- 
ivhere I was prisoner; often I myself occupied to consi- 

derer des vaisseaux agites par la tempete, qui et6ient 
der of the vessels agitated by the tempest; which were 

en danger de se briser contre les roches sur 
in danger of themselves to break against the recks upon 

lesquels la tour etoit ba'ie. Loin de plaindre ce» 
which the tower was built. Far from to pity these 

hommes menaces du naufrage, j'enviois leur sort. 
men menaced of the shipwreck, I envied tlieir fate. 

Bientot, disois-je a moi-meme, ils finiront les malheurs 
Soon, said I to myself, ihey will finish the misfortunes 

de leur vie, ou ils arriveront en leur pays. Helas! 
of their life, or they ivill arrive in their country, Mas! 

je ne puis esperer ni Tun ni l'autre! 
/ not am able to hope neither the one nor the othtr! 

Pendant que je me consumois ainsi en regrets inutiles* 
Whilst that I me consumed thus in regrets useless. 

j'appercus comme une foret de mats de vaisseaux- 
I perceived as a forest of masts of vessels* 

La mer etoit couverte de voiles que les vents 
The sea was covered of sails which the ivinds 

enfloientj l'onde etoit ecumante sous les coups de 
swelled; the wave ivas foamy under the blows of 

rames innombrables. J'entendois de toutes pans des 
oars innumerable. I heard of all parts of the 



saw the waves which came to strike the foot of the tower in 
which I was a prisoner. 1 occupied myself often to consider 
some vessels agitated by tempests, which were in danger to be 
broken against the rocks upon which the tower was built. Far 
from pitying these men, threatened with shipwreck, I envied 
their fate. Soon, said I to myself, they will finish the misfor- 
tune of their life, or they will arrive at their country. Alas? 
1 cannot hope neither for the one nor for the other. 

Whilst that I consumed myself thus in useless regrets. I per- 
ceived as a forest of masts of vessels. The sea was covered 
with sails swelled by the winds; the waves were foamy under 
the strokes of innumerable oars. 1 heard on all sides 



TELEMACHUS. 8i 

cris confus; j'appercevois sur le rivage une partie des 
cries confused; I perceived upon the shore a part of the 

Egyptiens effrayes qui courqient aux armes, et 
Egyptians frightened who ran to the amis, and 

d'autres qui sembla.ient alier au devant de cette flotte 
of others who seemed to go to before of that fleet 

qu'on voyoit arriver. Bientot je reeonnus que ces 
that one saw to arrive. Soon I recognised that these 

vaisseaux etrangers etoient les uns de Phenicie, et 
vessels strangers ivere. the cues of Phenicia, and 

les autres de I'isle de Cypre; car rnes malheurs 
the others of the island of Cyprus; for my misfortunes 

commencoient a me rendre experimente sur ce qui 
began to me render experienced upon that which 

regarde la navigation. Les Egypiiens me parurent 
regards the navigation. The Egyptians to me appeared 

di vises entre eux: je n'eus aucune peine a crone que 
divided between them; I not had any trouble to believe that 

l'incense Bocchoris avoit, par ses violences, cause une 
the senseless Bocchoris had, by his violences, caused a 

revolte de ses sujets, et allume la guerre civile. Je 
revolt of his subjects, and kindled the war civil. I 

fus, du haut de cette tour, spectateur d'un sanglant 
was. from the height of that tower, spectator of a bloody 

combat. 
combat. 

Les Egvntiens qui avoient appele a leur secours 

The Egyptians who had called to their succours 



confused cries; I perceived, on the shore of the sea, one part of 
the Egyptians frighteued, who ran to arms, and some others 
who seemed to go to meet that fleet which they saw coming. I 
soon recognized that these foreign vessels were some from Phe- 
nicia, and the others from the isle of Cyprus, for my misfortunes 
began to render me experienced in that which regards naviga- 
tion. The Egyptians appeared to me to be divided among 
themselves; I had no trouble to believe that the senseless Boc- 
choris had, by his violence, caused a revolt of his subjects, and 
kindled a civil war. I was, from the top of that tower, the 
spectator of a bloody battle. 

The Egyptians, who had called strangers to their succour. 



82 TELEMACHUS. 

les etrangers, apres avoir favorise leur descente, 
. the strangers, after to have favoured their descent, 

attaquerent les autrcs Egyptiens qui avoient le roi a 
attacked the other Egyptians who had the king to 

leur tete. Je voyois cc roi qui animbit les siens par 
their head. I saw that king who animated the his own by 

son exemple, il pr- oissoit comnie le dieu Mars; des 
his example; he appeared as the god Mars; of the 

ruisseaux de sang couloient autour de lui; les roues de 
rivers of blood flowed around of him; the wheels of 

son char et6ient teintes d'un sang noir, epais et 
his chariot icere dyed of a Hood black, thick and 

ecumant: a peine pouvoient-elles passer sur des tas 
foamy. hardly 10 ere able they to pass upon cf the heaps 

de corps mortsecrases. Ce jeuneroi,bien fait,vigoureux, 
of bodies dead mangled. That young king, ivell made, vigorous, 

d'une mine haute et fiere, avoit dans ses yeux la fureur 
of a mien high and proud, had in his eyes the fury 

et le desespoir: il etoit comme un beau cheval qui 
and the despair: he was as a beautiful horse icho 

n'a point de bouche, son courage 

not has point of mouth, (insensible to the bridle) his c< i 

le poussoit au hazard, et la sagesse ne moderoit pas 
him pushed to hazard, and the icisdom not moderated step 

sa valeur. II ne savoit ni reparer ses fautes, lii 
his valour. He not knew neither to repair his faults, nor 

donner des ordres precis, ni prevoir les maux qui le 
to give of the orders precise, nor to foresee the evils which him 



after having favoured their descent, attacked the other Egyp- 
tians, who had the king at their head. I saw this king, who 
excited his soldiers by his example; he appeared as the god 
Mars; rivers of blood flowed around him; the wheels of his 
chariot were stained with a black blood, thick and foamy; 
hardly could they pass over heaps of mangled carcasses. That 
young king, well made, vigorous, with a lugh and proud mien, 
had fury and despair in his eyes; like to a handsome horse who 
does not feel the bridle, his courage drove him to hazard, and 
wisdom did not moderate his valour. He neither knew how to 
correct his errors, nor to give precise orders, nor to prevent 
the evils which threatened him. 



TELEMACHU3, 83 

menacoient, ni manager les gens dont il avoit Ie 
menaced, nor to spare the people of whom he had the 

plus grand besoin. Ce n'et&it pas qu' il nianquat de 
most great need. It not ivas step that he wanted of 

genie, Ses lumieres egaloient son courage; mais il 
genius. His lights equalled his courage; but he 

n'avoit jamais ete instruit par la mauvaise fortune; ses 
not had ever been instructed by the bad fortune; his 

maitres avoient empoisonne par la flat? trie son beau 
masters had poisoned by the flattery his beautiful 

naturel. II etoit enivre de sa puissance et dt son 
natural. He was intoxicated of his power and of his 

bonheur; il croyoit que tout devoit ceder a ses 

happiness; he believed that all owed (ought) to yield to his 

desirs fougueux; la ipdindrd resistance erflam- 

desires fiery; the least resistance enflam- 

rnoit sa colere; alors il ne raisonnoit plus, il etoit 
ed his anger; then he not reasoned more, he was 

comme hors de lui-meme: son orgueuil furjeux en 
as out of . himself: his pride furious of him 

faisoit une bete farouche; sa bonte naturelle 

made one beast savage (ferocious;) his goodness natural 

et sa droite raison Pabaiklo inVient en un instant; ses 

und his right reason him abandoned in an instant; his 

plus fideles serviteurs etoien* reduits a s* tnfuir; 

most faithful servants were reduced to themselves to fly away; 

il n'aimoit plus que ceux qui flatte itnt ses passions. 

he not loved more but those who flattered his passions, 



nor conduct those of whom he had the greatest need. It was 
not because he wanted genius; his knowledge was equal to his 
courage; but he had never been instructed by adverse fortune; 
his masters bad poisoned his good natural parts by their flattery. 
He was intoxicated by his power and happiness; he believed 
that every thing ought to yield to his impetuous desires; the 
least resistance inflamed his anger; then his reason forsook 
him and he was out of his senses; his pride made him a ferocious 
beast; his natural goodness and his right reason abandoned him 
in an instant; his most faithful servants were induced to fly from 
him; he loved but those who followed his passions. 



84 TELEMACIiUS. 

Ainsi il prenoit toujours des partis extremes contre ses 
Thus he took always of the parts extreme against his 

veritables interets, et il forcoit tous les gens de 
true interests, and he forced all the people of 

bien a detester sa folle conduite. 
good to detest his mad conduct. 

Long- temps sa valeur le soutint contre la 
Long time his valour him sustained against the 

multitude de ses cnnemis; mais il fut accable. Je 

multitude of his enemies; but he icas overwhelmed. I 

le vis perir; le dard d'un Phenecian pe-rca sa 
him saiv perish; the dart of a Phenician pierced his 

poitrine; les renes lui echapperent des mains; il 
breast; the reins of him escaped of the hands; he 

tompa de son char sous les pieds des chtvaux. 
fell of his chariot under the feet of the horses. 

Un soluat de l'isle de Cypre lui coupa la tete; 
A soldier of the island of Cyprus of him cut the head; 

et la prenant par les cheveux, il la montra com me en 
and it taking by the hairs, he it showed as in 

triomphe a. toute l'armee victorieuse. 
triumph to all the army victorious. 

Je me souviendrai toute ma vie d'avoir vu cetie 
I me will remember all my life of to have seen that 

tete qui nageoit dans le sang; ces yeux fermes 
head which sic am in the blood; these eyes shut 

et eteints; ce visage pule et defigure; cette 
and extinguished; this visage pale and disfgured; that 



Thus he always took the extreme parts against his true interest, 
and forced all upright men to detest his mad conduct. His va- 
lour supported him a long- while against the multitude of his 
enemies, but he was at last overwhelmed. I saw him perish; 
the dart of a Phenician pierced his breast; the reins slipt out 
of his hands; he fell from his chariot under the feet of the hor- 
ses. A soldier from the isle of Cyprus cut off his head, and, 
taking it by the hairs, showed it in triumph to the whole victo- 
rious army. 

1 shall remember, during all my life, to have seen that head 
which swam in blood; those eyes shut and extinguished; that 
visage pale and disfigured; that 



TELEMACHUS. 85 

houche entr'ouverte, qui ■ sembld.it vouloir encore 
mouth half opened, which seemed to wish yet 

achever des paroles commencees; cet air superbe et 
msh of the words begun: that air superb and 

menacant que la mort rneme n 9 avcit pu effacer. 
menacing thai the death itself not had been able to efface. 

Toute ma vie, il sera peint devapt mes yeux; et si 
All my life, he v:ill be painted before my eyes; and if 

jamais les Dieux me faisoient regner, je n'oublierois 
ever the gods :iw wade to reign, I not would forget, 

point, apres un si funeste exempie, qu'un roi n'est 
after a so fat- 1 at a king not is 

diirne de commander, et n'est heureux dans sa 
worthy of to command, and not is happy in his 

puissance, qu'uutant qu'ii la soumet a la raison. Eh! 
power, that as much that he it submits to the reason. Mas! 

que! malheur pour un homme Sretmft ufairc ie bonheur 
what misfortune far a mm desii-ied to make the happiness 

public, de n'ctre Ie de tant crhommes que 

public, of not to be the master of so many of men but 

pour ies rendre malheurcux. 
for them to render unhappy. 



mouth half opened, which seemed yet to wish to finish words 
begun; that proud and threatening air that death itself could not 
deface, it shali be dim. g my life p&infed before my eyes, and 
if ever the gods make me reign, I shall never forget,' after so 
an example, thai a kiog is worthy to command, and is 
\ in his power, but as he submits it to reason. Alas! what a 
mis fortune for a man destined to make the puoiic happiness, to 
be the master of so many men but to render them miserable. 



END OF BOOK SECOND. 



BOOK III. 



TRANSLATION OF WORDS. 



Calypso ecoutoit avec etonnement des paroles si 
Calypso listened with astonishment of the words se 

sages. Ce qui la cbarmoit le plus etoit cle voir 
wise. That which her charmed the more was of to see 

que Telemaque racontoit ingenument les fautes qu'il 
that Telemachus related ingeniously the faults which he 

avoit faites par precipitation et en manquant de 
had made by precipitalicm and in wanting of 

docilite pour le sage Mentor; elle trouvoit une noblese 
docility for the wise Mentor; she found a nobleness 

et une grandeur etonnante dans ce jeune homme qui 
and a grandeur astonishing in this young man who 

s 5 accusoit lui-meme, et qui paroissoit avoir si 
himself accused himself, and who appeared to have so 

bien profite de ses imprudences pour se rendre sage, 
well profited of his imprudence for himsilfto render wise, 



TRANSLATION OF IDEAS. 

Calypso listened with astonishment to words so wise. What 
pleased her most, was to see that Telemachus related with 
candour the faults which he had made through precipitation, 
and in wanting* docility for the wise Mentor. She found a 
nobleness and an astonishing grandeur in that young man who 
accused himself, and who appeared to have so well profited by 
his imprudences, in order to render himself wise, 



TELEMACHUS. $7 

prevoyant et modere. Continuez, disoit-elle, mon 
provident and moderate. Continue, said she, my 

cher Telemaque, il me tarde de savoir comment vous 
dear Telemachus, it me delays of to know how you 

sortites de PEgypte, et ou vous avez retrouve le 

went out of the Egypt, and where you, have found again the 

sage Mentor, dont vojs avez senti la perte avec tant 
wise Mentor, of whom you have felt the loss with so much 

de raison. 
of reason. 

Telemaque reprit ainsi son discours: les Egyp- 

Telemachus resumed thus his discourse: the Egyp- 

tiens les plus vertueux et les plus fideles au roi 
tians the most virtuous and the most faithful to the king 

etant les plus foibles et voyant le roi mort, furent 

being the most loeak and seeing the king dead, were 

contraints de cedereaux autres; on etablit un autre 
constrained of to yield to the others; they established an other 

roi nomme Termutis. Les Pher.iciens, avec les 
king named Termutis. The Phenicians, icith the 

troupes de Tisle de Cypre, se retirerent apres 
troops of the isle of Cyprus, themselves retired after 

avoir fait alliance avec le nouveau roi. Celui-ci 
to have made alliance with the new king. This one 

rendit ious les prisonniers Pheniciens: je fus compte 
rendered all the prisoners Phenicians: I was courted 

comme etant de ce nombre. On me fit sortir de 
as being of that number. They me made to go out of 



provident and moderate. Continue, said she, my dear Telema- 
chus; I long to know how you came out of Egypt, and where 
you have found again the wise Mentor, whose loss you have so 
much reason to feel. 

Telemachus thus resumed his discourse: the Egyptians the 
most virtuous and most faithful to the king, being the weakest 
and seeing the king dead, were constrained to yield to the 
others: they established another king named Termutis. The 
Phenicians, with the troops of the isle of Cyprus, retired after 
having made an alliance with the new king. This one sur- 
rendered alt the Phenician prisoners. I was considered as 
one of that number. They made me come out of 



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TELEMACIIUS. 



la tour, je m'embarquai avec les autres, et 

the tower , I myself embarked with the others, and 

Eesperance commen^a a reluire au fond de man 
the hope began to shine again to the bottom of my 

cceur. Un vent favorable remplissoit deja nos 
heart* A wind favourable filled up already our 

voiles; les rameurs fendoient les ondes ecumantes; 
sails; the rowers cleft the waves foaming; 

la vaste mer etoit couverte de navires; les mariniers 
the vast sea was covered of ships; the mariners 

poussoient des cris de joie; les rivages d'Egypte 
pushed of the cries of joy; the shores of Egypt 

s'enfuyoient loin de nous; les collines et les 

themselves fled away far from w; the hills and the 

montagnes s'applanissoient peu-a-peu. Nous 

mountains themselves became level little to little. We 

commencions a ne voir plus que le ciel et l'eau, 
began to not see more than the heaven and Ike water, 

pendant que le soleil qui se levoit sembioit 
during that the sun who himself rose seemed 

faire sortir du sein de la mer ses feux etince- 
to make to go out of the bosom of the sea his fires spark- 

lants: ses rayons doroient le sommet des montagnes 
ling: his rays gilded the summit of the mountains 

que nous decouvrions encore un peu sur l'horizon; 
which we discovered yet a little upon the horizon; 



the tower, I embarked with the others, and hope again began 
to shine in the bottom of my heart. A favourable wind already 
filled up our sails; the rowers cleft the foaming- waves; the 
vast sea was covered with ships; the mariners uttered cries of 
joy; the shores of Egypt fled away from us; the hills and 
mountains grew level by degrees. We began to see nothing 
but heaven and water, whilst that the sun, who was rising, 
seemed to cause his Sparkling fires to come cut of the bosom 
of the sea; his rays gilded the summit of the mountains which/ 
sve discovered a little above the horizon: 



TELEMACHl/S. 89 

et tout le ciel, peint d'un sombre azur, nous promet- 

and all the heaven, painted of a dark azure, to us premis- 

toit une heureuse navigation. 
ed a happy navigation. 

Quoiqu' on m'eiit renvoye comme etant Phenicien, 
Although they me had sent back as being JPhenician, 

aucun cles Pheniciens avec qui j'etois ne me connoissoit* 
any of the Phenicians with whom I was not me knew, 

Narbal, qui commandoit dans le vaisseau ou l'on 
Narbal, who commanded in the vessel in which they 

me mit, me demanda mon nom et ma patrie. De 
me put, to me demanded my name and my country. From 

quelle ville de Phenicie etes-vous? me dit-il. Je ne 
what city of Phenicia are you? to me said he. 1 not 

suis point de Phenicie, lui dis-je; mais les Egyptiens 
am of Pheniciaj to him said 1; but the Egytians 

m'avoient pris sur la mer dans un vaisseau de Pheni- 
me had taken upon the sea in a vessel of Pheni- 

cie: J'ai clemeure captif en Egypte comme un Pheni- 
cia; / have remained captive in Egypt as a Phe7ii- 

cien; c*est sous ce nom que j'ai long-temps souffert; 
cian; it is under that name that I have long time suffered; 

c'est sous ce nom que Ton m'a deiivre. De quel 
it is under that name that tfiey me have delivered. From what 

pays etes-vous done? reprit alors Narbal. Je lui 
country arre you then? resumtd then Narbal. I to him 

parlai ainsi: Je suis Telemaque, fils d'Ulysse roi 
spoke thus: I am Telemachus, son of Ulysses king 



and the whole heavens, painted with a dark azure, promised us 
a happy voyage. 

Although i had been sent back as a Phcnician, yet none of 
the Phenicians with whom I was, knew me. Narbal, who com- 
manded in the vessel in which I was put, demanded of me my 
name, and my country. From what city of Phenicia are you? 
said he to me. I am not from Phenicia, said I to him; but 
the Egyptians had taken me upon the sea in a Phcnician ves- 
sel: 1 have remained a captive in Egypt as a Phenician, and 
it is under that name that I have a long time sftiured; it is 
under that name I have been delivered up. From what 
country are you then? resumed Narbal. 1 spoke to him 
thus: 1 am Telemacbus, son of Ulysses, kiog 

H 2 



90 TELEMACMUS. 

d'lthaque en Grece. Mdn pere s'est rendu fameux 
idea in Greece. My father hirmetfix rendered fv 

entre tous les rois qui out assie^e la vilie de T; 
among all the kings who have besiegtd the city of Troy: 

mais les Dieux ne lui out pas accorde de revoir sa 
but the gods net to him have gra to bee again kis 

patrie. Je i'ai cherche en piusieurs pays; la fortune 
country. I him have sought in several co-unlrits;tke / 

me persecute com me lui; vous voyez nn malhcureux 
me persecutes as him; you see an unfortunal 

qui ne soupire qu'apres le bonheur de retourner parrni 
who net sighs but after the happiness tortturn among 

les siens, et de retrouver son pere. 
the his own, and to find again his father. 

Narbal me regardoit avec etonnement, et il c 
Narbal me regarded with astonishment, and he bel'uvtd 

appercevoir en moi je ne sais quoi d'heureux qui vient 
to perceive in me I not know ivhat of happy which 

des dons du ciel, et qui n'est point dans le commun 
of the gifts of the heaven, and iv hich not is point in the common 

des hommes. II etoit nature! lenient sincere et ger.e- 
ofthe men. He was naturally sincere and gene- 

reux; il fut touch6.de mon maiheur, et me pat la avec 
row; he was touched of my misfortune, and to me spoke with 

une confiance que les Dieux lui inspirerent pour me 
a confidence which the gods to him inspired for me 

sauver d'un grand peril. 
to save of a great peril. 



of Ithaca, in Greece. My father has rendered himself famous 
among all the kings who have besieged the city of Troy: but 
the gods have not granted him to see his country again. I 
have sought him in several countries; fortune persecutes us 
both; you see an unfortunate youth, who breathes but for the 
happiness of returning among his own countrymen, and find- 
ing his father again. 

Narbal looked at me with astonishment, and he thought that 
ne perceived in me something, I know not of happiness, which 
comes from ^he gifts of heaven, and which is not in common 
men. lie was naturally sincere and generous; he was touched 
willj my misfortune, and spoke to me with a confidence which 
the gods inspired him with, in order to save me from a great 
peril. 



TELEMACHUS. 91 

Telemaque, je ne dome point, . , c!e ce que 

TeUmachvj, ■ I not doubly to ir.e s:-d he, of 'I. at which 

vous me elites, et je fiti saurais en ciouter; la 

torn? sui/y and I not waiiUi be at is of it to doubt; the 

douleur et ia vertu pein'.os ^ir vr,t:e visage ne me 

anjthe virtue painied uprn your visage not to me 

defies devous: je sens 
:t ofy-u: I feet 

mtrnequeiesDieuxn rsser vis. vous aiment, 

ntn that tii^ gods w : J served, you love, 

et q aussi comtne si vous 

anilikalthii; tfso as ' if yov 

etiez rnon his: Je v g ; un conseil saiutaire, 

son. I to y 0,1 wttl gi& one counsel salutary, 

ct pour recompense je he vo«« dsmande que le secret. 
and for recompense I u demand but the secret, 

Ne crai : ::U lui dis-je,"qui j'aie aucune peine 

*S'ot fear to him said |j that I can have any trouble 

a me taire surles closes que vous voudr^z me 

to me to be silent upon ike things niiLh grow iviilwish tome 

ronfiei: quoique je sois jeune, j'ai deja vieilii dans 
to trust: Although I be young, I have already grown old in 

l'haiittude de ne dire jamais mon secret, et encore 
the Imbit of not to say ever my secret, and yet 

plus de ne trahir jamais, sousaucun pvetexte, le secret 
more cf not to betray ever, under any pretext, the secret 

d'autrui. Comment avez vous pu, me dit-il, vous 
of ethers. Hoic have you been able, to me said he, you 



Telemachus, I do not doubt, said he to me, of that which 
you say, nor could I doubt it; the grief and virtue painted on 
your countenance, do not permit me to distrust you: I even 
feel that the gods, whom I have always served, love you, and 
that they wish me to love you as if you were my own son. 
I shall give you a salutary counsehand for reward, I ask nothing 
from jou but secrecy. Be not afraid, said I to him, that I should 
be at any trouble to keep silence upon the things which you 
please to trust to me. Although I am young, J have al- 
ready grown old in the habit of never telling my secrets, and 
still more in never betraying, under any pretext, the secret 
of another. How have you been able, said he to me, 



92 TELEMACHUS. 

accoutumer au secret, dans une si grande jeunesse? 
to accustom to the secret, in one so great youth: 

Jc serai ravi d'apprendre par quei moyen vous avez 
/ will be very glad of to learn by what means you have 

acquis cette quaiite, qui est le fondement de la plus 
acquired that quality, which is the foundation of the most 

sage condime, et sans laquelie tons les talents sont 
wise conduct, and without which all Ike talents are 

inutiies. 



Quand Uiysse, lui dis-je. partit pour aller au 
When Ulysses, to him say I, departed for to go to the 

siege de Troie, il me prit sur ses geuoux et entre 
siege of Troy, he me took upon his knets and between 

ses bras: c'est ainsi qu'on me Pa raconte. Apres 
his arms: it is thus that one to me il has related. lifter 

m 'avoir baise tendrement, il me dit ces pa> otes, quoique 
me to have kissed tenderly, he tome said these ivonis, although 

je ne pusse les entendre: O mcai ii Js, que ies Dieux 
/ not were able them to understand: O my son, let the gods 

me preservent de te rcvoir jamais; que plulot le 
me jp» eserve of thee to see again ever; let rather - the 

ciseau de ia parque tranche ie nl de tes jours iorsqu'il 

scissors of the fate cuts the thread of thy days whtn it 

est a peine forme, de meme que le moissonneur tranche 
is hardly formed, of same that the mower cuts 

de sa faux une tendre fleur qui commence a eclore; 
of his scythe one tender flower which begins to . blow; 



to accustom yourself to secrecy in so blooming a youth? 1 will 
be very glad to learn, by what means you have acquired this 
quality, which is the foundauon of the wisest conduct, and 
Without which all talents become useless. 

When Ulysses, said 1 to him, departed, in order to go to the 
siege of Troy, he took me upon his knees and in his arms: it is 
thus they related it to me. After having kissed me tenderly, 
he said these words to me, though I could not understand th 
O my son may the gods preserve me r seeing thee 

again; may rather the sensors of the fatal sisters cut asunder 
the thread of thy days when it is hardly formed, the same as a 
jnower cuts with, his scythe a tender flower which begins to 
blow, 



TELEMACHUS. 93 

que mes ennemts te puissent ecraser aux ytux de ta 

let my enemies thee may be able to crush to the eyes of thy 

mere et aux miens, si tu dois un j<>ur te corrompre 
rand to the mine, if thou owest one day thyself to corrupt 

et abandonner la vertu! O mes amis, contiuua-t-il, je 
and to abandon the virtue/ my friends, continued he, I 

vous laisse ce fi Is qui m'est si cher; ayez soin de son 
to you leave this son echo to me is so dear; have care of his 

enfance; si vous m'aimez, e!oignez de lui la pernicieuse 
infancy; if you me love, remove of him the pernicious 

flatterie; eSaseignez-lui a se 'vaincre; (tu'ji soit 

fiaiic him to himself conquer; let him be 

eon j me un jeune arbrisseau encore tend re qu'on piie 
as one young ticlg still tender that one bends 

pour le redrtsser: sur-tont n'oubliez rien pour le 
for it to make strait; above all net forget any thing for him 

rendre juste, bienfaisant, sincere, et fidele a garde r le 
to render just, beneficent, sincere, andfaiihful to keep the 

secret. Quiconque est capable de mentir est indigne 
secret. Whosoever is cnpable of to lie is unworthy 

d'etre compte au nombre des horn mes; et quiconque 
of to be counted to the number of mm; and whosoever 

ne sait pas se taire est indigne de gouvemer. 
not knows himself to be silent is unworthy of to govern. 

Je vous rapporte ces paroles parce qtfon a eu soin 
J to you relate these words because thai one has had care 

de me ies repeter sou vent, et qu'elies out penetre 
of lo me them to repeat often, and that they have penetrated 



may my enemies be able to cut thee to pieces before the eyes of 

thy mother and mine, if one day thou art to be corrupted and 

to abandon virtue! O my friends, continue*] he, i leave t! i 

o'f mine who is so dear to me; take care of his infancy; and if 

you love me, remove from him pernicious flattery; t 

how to conquer himself; Jet him he- 

that is bent In or !er to straighten, it: < hing' 

pder \o render him just, sincere, and faithful to ! 
cret. \\ h i 8 capable of lyin^r, is unv. ort: 

ed in the number or' men; and whosoever does not know how 
to keep a secret, is unworthy to govern. 

1 relate these words to you, because thej have tali en care 
to repeat them to me often, and th- netratod 



94 TELEMACIIUS. 

jusqu au fond de mon cceur: je me les redis souvent 
even to the bottom of my heart: I to mt them say again often 

a moi-meme. 
to myself! 

Les amis de mon pere eurent soin de m'exercer de 

The friends of my father had care of me to exercise ' of 

bonne heureau secret: j'etois encore dans la plus ten- 
good hour to the secrecy: I was yet in the most ten- 

die enfance, et ils me confident cleja toutes les peines 
der infancy , and they tome trusted already all the pains 

qu'ils resscntoient, voyant ma mere exposee a im 
which they felt> seeing my mother exposed to a 

grand nombre de temeraires qui vouloient l'epouser. 
great number of rash men who loished her to marry. 

Ainsi on me traitoit des-lors comme un homme 
Thus they me treated from thence as a man 

raisonnable et siir, on m'enti etenoit secretement des 
reasonable and sure; they me entertained secretly cftht 

plus grandes affaires; on m'instruisoit de ce qu'on 
most great affairs; they me instructed of that which they 

avoit lesolu pour ecarter les preiendants. J'etois ravi 
hsd resolved for to remove the pretenders. I was very glad 

qu'on eut en moi ceite confiancej par-ia je me 
that one had in me that confidence; by there I myself 

croyois deja un homme fait. Jamais je n'en ai abuse. 
thought already a man made. Ever I not of it have abused. 

Jamais il ne m' a echappe une seule parole qui 
Ever it not from me has escaped one single ivord ichich 



even to the bottom of my heart: I repeat them to myself very 
often. 

The friends of my father took care to exercise me early to 
secrecy: I was yet in the tenderest infancy, and they confided 
tome all the pains they felt at seeing- my mother exposed to a 
great number of rash men who wished to marry her. I was 
treated thus then as a man reasonable and safe; they secretly 
conversed with me on the greatest affairs; they informed me 
concerning what they had resolved on forremo\ing these pre- 
tenders. 

I was very glad that they had that confidence in me: thereby 
I thought myself to be already a man. I never have abused 
it: never has there escaped from me a single word which 



TELEMACflUS. 9.3 

put decou vrir le moindre secret. Sou vent les preien- 
cculd to discover the least secret. Often the preten- 

dants tachoient de me faired parler, esperant qu'un 
ders tried of me to make speak, hoping that a 

enfant qui pourroit avoir vu ou enttndu quelque 
child who might be able to have seen or heard some 

chose d'important ne sauroit pas se retenir: mais 
thing of importance not would know himself to restrain: but 

je savois hi en leur re pond re sans mentir, et sans 
/ knew well to them to answer nythout to lie, and without 

leur apprendre ce que je ne devois point kur 
to them to inform that which I not ought point to them 

dire. 
to say. 

Aiors Narbal me dit: vous voyez, Telemaque, la 
Then Narbal to me said: you see, Telemachns, the 

puissance des P.eniciens: ils sont redoutabies a toutes 
power of the Pheniciens: they are formidable to all 

les nations vo -sines par leurs innombrables vaisseaux: 
the nations neighbouring by their innumerable vessels: 

le commerce qu'ils font jusqu'aux colonnes d'Her- 
the commerce which they make even to the columns of Her' 

cule leur donne des richesscs qui surpassent celles 
cutes to them gives of the riches which surpass those 

des peuples les plus florissants. Le grand roi Se- 
of the people the most flourishing. The great king Se- 

sostris, qui n'auroit jamais pu les vaincre par 
sostris, who not would have ever been able them to conquer by 



could discover the least secret- Often the pretenders tried to 
make me speak, expecting" that a child who might have seen or 
heard something' of importance, would not be able to restrain 
himself: but I knew very well how to answer them without 
lying, and without informing them of what 1 ought not to tell 
to them. 

Then Narbal said to me: you see, Telemachus, the power of 
the Phenicians: they are formidable to all the neighbouring 
nations by their innumerable vessels; the commerce which they 
carry as far as to the columns of Hercules, gives to them riches 
which exceed that of the most flourishing people. The great 
king Sesostris, who would never be able to conquer them by 



TELEMACFIUS. 

mer, eut -bien tie la peine a Jes vainer*, par terrc avee 
?va, had much of Ike trouble to them to > conqw r by ! 

se« armees qui avoient conquis tout POrient: il ncus 

ifa armies ichich hud conquered all tie East: he onus 
imposa vn tribut que nous n'avons pas lorig-umps 
impend a tribut.'. whkh ice net have time 

pave. Les Pheniciens se IrpiivxAcftt trop riches 
/raid. The Phenklans themselves f rwrt 

et trop puissants ])our porter >aiien 

and too powerful for % to bear , and 

servitude: r.ous r j. L* rrtort 

the servitude: we ■ d ci:r 

ne laissa pas a Sesos'ris ie temps 
nc£ left sOp to Stsoeiris the r 

contre nous. II est vrai que nGirs to : u a 

against us. It is true that ire 

craindre de sa sa ( resse, encore plus q.»i€ 
/f«r of his irisdom, v.i 

mais sa puissance passant cut re les : fiUf|. 

fettf /as power passing between the hands of hie s<m : 7 

depourvu cie toute $agess.e, nous concludes que nbusS 
deprived of all wisdom, we co)icluded thai 

n'avions plus rien a craindre. En efnt, les E 
'■lot had more nothing to fear. In effect, the J 

tiens, bier, loin de rentrer ies armes a la main clans 
Hans, very far of to re-enter the arms to the hand into 

no tie pays pour nous subjuguer encore une fois, 
our country for us to submit once more, 



sea, had a great -deal of ti ' • with 

his ar cd ail the J 

us at The Phe- 

nicii* ; ;I la bear with 

patience the yoke ol e; vve resumed our liberty . 1 I 

did not gfi?e til to pui an end to i 

us. It is true thai y crj thing- to fearfroin his wisdom, 

sti:l more than from bJ3 . - ov r mto the 

hands of his, son bereft o! tt we 

had no longer any thing to fear. In i \ far 

from arms in hand, into our country in order t<* 

subjugate us once more. 



TELEMACHUS. 97 

out ete contrainis de nous appeier a leur secours pour 
have been constrained of us to call to their succours for 

les delivrer de ce roi impie et furieux. Nous 
them to deliver from that king impious and furious. Wt 

avons ete leur liberateurs. Quelle gloire ajoutee a 
have been their deliverers. What glory added to 

la liberre et a {'opulence des Pher.iciens. 
the liberty and to the opulence of the Phenicians. 

Mais pendant que nous delivrons les autres, nous 
But whilst that ice deliver the others, we 

sommes esclaves nous-memes. O Telemaque, 
are slaves we ourselves. O 7'tlemachus, 

craignez de tomber ei.t.re les mains de Pygmalion 
of to fall between the hands of Pyg>nation 

notre roi; il les a trempees, ces mains cruelles. dans 
cur king; he them has dipped, these hands cruel, in 

le sang de Sichee, marl de Didon sa sc^ur. Didon, 
the blood of Sicheus, husband of Dido his sister. Dido, 

pleine du desir de la vengeance, s'est sauvee de 
full of the desire of the revengt, herself is fled from 

Tyr avec plusieurs vaisseaux. La piupart de ceux 
Tyre with several vessels. The most part of those 

qui aiment la vertu et la liberie Tout suivie: elle a 
who love the virtue and, the liberty her have followed: she hag 

le sur la cote d'AfYique une superbe ville qu'on 
founded upon the coast of Africa a superb city which they 

nomine Carthage. Pygmalion, tourmente par une 
c«M Carthage. Pygmalion, tormented by one 



have been constrained to call us to their succour, to deliver 
them from that impious and furious king-. We Lave been their 
deliverers. What glory added to the liberty and to the opu- 
lence of the Phenicians. 

But whilst we set others free, we are slaves ourselves. O 
Telemachus, fear lest you should fall into the h^n.Is of Pygma- 
lion, our king; he has imbrued his cruel hands in the blood 
of Sicheus, husband of Dido, his sister. Dido, animated by 
a strong- desire of revenge, has fled to Tyre, with many vessels. 
The most part of tho^e who love virtue and liberty have fol- 
lowed her: she has founded, upon the coast of Africa, a 
superb city, which is called Carthage. Pygmalion, tormented 
by an 



98 TELEMACHUS. 

soif insatiable des richesses, se rend de plus en 
thirst imatitble of the riches, himself render of more in 
plus miserable et odieux a ses sujets. C'est un 
more miserable and odious to his subjects. It is one 
crime a Tyr que d'avoir de grands Mens; l'avarice 
crime to Tyre that of to have some great goods; the avarice 
le rend defiant, soupconneux, cruel; il persecute les 
him render distrustful, suspicious, cruel; he persecutes the 

riches, et il craint les pauvres. 
rich, and he fears the poor. 

C'est un crime encore plus grand a Tyr d'avoir 
It is one crime yet move great to Tyre of to have 

de la vertu; car Pygmalion suppose que ies bons ne 
of the virtue; for Pygmalion supposes that the good not 

peuvent soufifrir ses injustices et ses infamies; la vertu 
are able to suffer his injusiices and his infamies; the virtue 
le condamue, il s'aigrit et s'irrite contre elle. 
him condemn, he himself sours and himst If irritates against her. 
Tout Fagite, I'mquieie, ieTonge; ii a peurdeson 

Every thing him agitates, him disquiets, him knows; he has fear of his 
ombre; il ne dort ni mm ni jour: ies dieux, pour 
shadow; he not sleeps neither night nor day: the, gods y for 

le confbiidre, l'accabiuit cie treso ?. com il n'ose 
him to confound, him overwhelm of tret,.n s ff which he not dares 
jouir. Ce qu'il cherciie pour ctrc heureux est 
to enjoy. That which he seeks for to be happy i $ 

precisement cc qui I'empechc de i'etre. IJ re^rctte 
precisely that what him prevent of it to be. He regrets 



unextinguishable thirst of riches, renders himself m< jv and 
more miserable and hateful to his subjects. At Tyre the 
possessions of a great estate is considered as a crime* Ava- 
rice renders him diffident, suspicious, and cruel; he persecutes 
the rich, and fears the poor. 

To be virtuous, is stili a greater crime at Tyre; for Pygma- 
lion supposes that the good cannot bear his injustice and his 
infamies; virtue condemns him, exasperates and irrita'. » him. 
Every thing agitates, disturbs and tortures him; he is afraid of 
Ins shadow; he sleeps neither night nor day: the gods, in or- 
der to confound him, load him with treasures which he dares not 
What he seeks to be happy in,is precisely what prevents 
bim to be so. He regretj 






TELEMACHUS. 99 

tout ce qu'il donne, et craint toujours de perdre; 
all that which he gives, and fears always of to lose; 

il se tourmente pour gagner. 
he himself torments for to gain. 

On ne le voit presque jamais; il est seul, triste, 
One not him sees almost ever; he is alone, sad, 

abattu au fond de son palais: ses amis memes 
cast down to the bottom of his palace: his friends themselves 
n'osent Paborder, de peur de lui devenir suspects. 
not dare him to accost, of fear of to him to become suspicious. 

Une garde terrible tient toujours des epees nues et 
One guard terrible holds always of the swords naked and 

des piques levees autour de sa maison. Trente 
of the pikes lifted up round of his house. Thirty 

chambres qui cornmuniquent les unes aux autres, 
rooms which communicate the ones to the* others, 

et dont chacune a une porte de fer avec six gros 
and of which every cue has a door of iron with six big 

verroux, sont le lieu oil 

bolts, are the place iifere he himseh 

jamais dans laqueile de ces 

ever in which of these rooms he lays down and 

on assure qu'il ne couche jamais deux nuits de suite 
one assures that he not lays down ever two nights to gether 

dans la meme, de peur d'y etre egorge. 11 ne 
in the same, of fear of there to be killed. He not 

connait ni les doux plaisirs, ni Famitie encore 

knows neither the sweet pleasures, nor thefriendship yet 



all that he gives, and he is always afraid to lose; he torments 
himself to gain. 

He is scarcely ever seen; he is alone, sad, dejected, at the 
bottom of his palace: even his friends dare not accost him for 
fear of being suspected by him. A terrihle guard hold always 
naked swords and pikes lifted up around his house. Thirty 
chambers which communicate with oue another, and every 
one of which has an iron door with six. large bolts, are the 
places in which he shuts himself up. No one knows in which 
of these chambers he sleeps; and they assure us that be never 
sleeps two nights together in the same, for fear of being slaugh- 
tered there. He knows not sweet pleasures, nor friendship still 



; door of iron with six big 
il se renierme; on ne sait /I 
he himself shuts up; one not knows Z/ 

ces c^mbres il couche etAf 






100 TELEMACHUS. 

plus douce: si on lui parle de chercher la joic, il 
more sweet: if one to him speaks of to seek the joy, lit 

sent qu'elle fuit loin de lui, et qu'elle refuse d'entrer 
feels that it flies far from him , and that it refuses of to enter 

dans son cceur. Ses yeux creux sont pleins d'un feu 
in his heart. His eyes hollow are full of a fire 

apre et farouche; ils sont sans c j sse errant de 
ardent and ferocious; they are withnit ceasing wandering of 

tous cotes: il prete l'oreiile au moindre bruit, et se 
all sides; he lends the ear to the least noise, and himself 

sent tout emu; ii est pale, defait et les noirs soucis sont 
feels all moved; he is pale, dejected and the black cares are 

peints sur son visage ton jours ri< II se 

painted upon his visage always wrinkled. He himself 

tait, il soupire, il tire de son cceur de profo 'nds 

keepsilen^, he sighs, he draws of his heart some deep 

gemissfinents, il ne peut cacher les remords qui 
groans, he not can to hide the remorses which 

dechirent ses entrailies. Les mcts les plus exquis le 
ftar his entrails. The dishes the most exquisile him 

kdegoutent. Ses enfams, loin d'etre son esperance, 
'disgust. His children, far from, to be his hope, 

sont le sujet de sa terrtur: il en a fait ses plus 
are the subject of his terror he of them has made his most 

dangereux ennemis. II n'a en toute sa vie aucun 
dangerous enemies. He not has in all his life any 

moment d'assure; il ne se conserve qu'a force de 
moment of sure: he nothimsdf preserves but to (by) force of 



sweeter: if they speak to him of seeking fur joy, he feels that it 
flies far from him, and that it refuses to enter into his heart. 
His eyes are hollow and full of an acrid and ferocious fire; they 
are continually wandering on all sides; he listens to the least 
noise, and feels himself terrified; he is pale, dejected, and black 
cares are painted upon his ever wrinkled face. He speaks not, 
he sighs, and draws from his heart deep groans, he cannot con- 
ceal the remorse which rends his howels. The nicest dainties 
disgust him. His children, far from being- his hope, are the 
subject of his terror: he has forced them to become his most 
dangerous enemies. He has not had in all his life a single 
moment secure; he preserves liimselfonly 



TELEMACHUS, 






repandre le sang de tons ceux qu'il craint 

to shed the blood of all those whom he fears. 

qui ne voit pas que s» cruaute a la quelle 
who not 

confie, le 

/rusts, him will make to perish! some one of his domestics, 

aussi defiant que lui se hatera de delivrerle monde 



se 

Senseless 

il se 

step that his cruelty to the which he himself 
fera perir! quel-qu'un de ses domestiques, 



as d{ffi.dent as 

de ce monster. 
from this monster. 

Pour moi, je 
me, I 



he himself will hasten of to deliver the world 



For 
coute, 

COSt, 

donne: 
given; 

que de 
of 



1 

j'aimerqis 
J would love 



au 

to the 



roi 
king 



qu'ii 
that he 



than 



manquer 
to fail 

gardez 
guard 



crains les dieux: 
fear the gods; 

serai fidele 

shall be faithful 

mieux 
better 

lui oter la vie, 
him to take away his life, 

a le defendre. Pour 
to him to defend. Jis to 

vous bien de lui dire 

yourself well from to him to say 



quoiqu'ii m'en 

whatever it to me of it 

qu ? iis m'ont 
whom they to me have 

me fit mourir, 

me made to die, 

de 

*/ 

vous, O Telemaque, 

you, Telemachus, 

que vous etes le fils 
that you 



■et 

and 



meme 

even 



que 

than 



are the son 



he 



d'Ulysse: 
of Ulysses; 

Ithaque, lui 
Ithaca, 

vous 

you 



espereroit 
would hope 

paieroit 
to him would pay 

racheter,^et il 
to redeem, and he 



qu'Ulysse, retournant a 
that Ulysses, returning to 

quelque grande somme pour 
some great sum for 

vous tiendroit en prison* 
you would keep in prison. 



by shedding" the blood of all those whom he fears: foolish man, 
who does not see that his cruelty, to which he trusts himself, 
must cause him to perish! some one of his domestics, as sus- 
picious as himself, will hasten to deliver the world from that 
monster. 

As for me, I fear the gods: whatever it may cost me I shall 
be faithful to the king whom they have given me: I would 
rather chuse that he put me to death, than to take away his 
life, or even to fail to defend him. As for you, O Telemachus, 
take great care not to tell him that you are the son of Ulysses: 
he would hope that Ulysses, having returned to Ithaca, would 
pay him a larg-e sum of money for your ransom, and he would 
keep you in prison. 

12 



A TELEMACHL-S'. 



VVhen 



id nous arrivames a Tyr, je suivis le conseil 

we arrived to Tyre, I follow td the counsel 

de Narbal, et je rcconuus la verite de tout 

of Narbal, and I recognized the truth, of ail that 

qu'il m'avoit r a come. Je ne pouvois comprendre 
which he to me had related. I not was able to comprehend 

qu'un homme put se rend re aussi miserable 
that a man could himself io render so 

que Pygmalion me le paroissoit. 
as Pygmalion to me the appeared. 

Surpris d,un spectacle si affreux et si nouveau 
Surprised of a spectacle so frightful and so na? 

pour moi, je disois en moi-meme: voiia un homme 
for me, I said in myself: behold a man 

qui n'a cherche qu'a se rendrc heureux: il 
who not has sought but to himself to render happy: he 

a cru y parvenir par les richesses et 

kas believed there to come by the riches ant 

par une autorite absolue: il possede tout ce qu'il 
by an authority absolute: he possess all that which he 

peut desirer, et cependant il est miserable par ses 
can desire, and nevertheless he is miserable by 

richesses et par son autorite meme. S'il etoit border, 
riches and by his authority iteelj. If he was shepherd, 

comme je Tetois naguere, il seroit aussi heureux 
as I it was not long ago, he would be as happy 

queje l'ai ete; iljouiroit des plwrs innocents de 
as I it have been; he would enjoy of the pleanires innocent of 



When we arrived at Tyre, I followed the advice of Narbai, 
I recognised »he tnUh of all that which lie had related to 
me, I conid not understand thai a man could render hiinsi 
miserable as 1 »n appeared to n e. 

Astonished at a so frightful and so new to me, I 

.) nivscb: i*t but to make 

himself happy; ped to succeed in • the 

es and by an absolute authority; lie p< t be 

desire, aed nevertheless^ miserable by his n« 

even by 'his authority. Wjere beashephen 

>uld be as happy a- - en; he \s 

cent i leasurefi of—-- 



TELLMACIIUS. 103 

la campagne, et en jouin^it sans rcmords: i\ ne 

the country , and of them would enjoy without remorse: he not 

eraiwlj'tiut ni le fer ni le poison; li aimeroit les 
would fear neither the iron nor the poison; he would love the 

homines, il en seroit aime: il n'auroit point ces 
men he by .them would be loved: he not would have these 

grandes richesses qui lui sont aussi inutiles que 
great riches which to him are as useless as 

du sable, puisqu'il n'ose y toucher; mais il 
of the sand, since he not dares them to touch; but he 

jouiroit librement des fruits de la terre, et ne 
would tnjoy freely of the fruits of the eaith, and not 

soufFrir&it aucurh veritable besoin. Cet horarae 
would suffer any true need. That man 

parojt faire tout ce qu'il veut: mars il s ? en faut 
appears to do ail that which he wishes: but it itself of it wants 

bien qu'il ne le fasse; il fait tout ce que veulent 
much that he not it make; he makes all that which wish 

ses pasifrms feroces; il est toujours entraine par son 
his passion* ferocious; he is always drawn by his 

avarice, par sa crainte et par sts soupcons. II paroit 
avarice, by his fear and by his auspicious* He appears 

maitre de tous ies autres iiornmes; mais il n'est pas 
master of al\ the others men; but he not is step 

maitre de hu-meme, car il a autant de maitres et 
master vf himself, for he has as many of masters and 

de bourreaux qu'il a de desirs violents. 
of executioners as lie has of desires violent. 



the country, and would enjoy them without remorse; and would 
neither fear daggers nor poison: he would love men, and would 
he loved by them; he would not have these stores of riches 
which are to him a? useless as eaud, since he dares not touch 
them; but he would enjoy ireeiy the fruits of the earth, and 
would not suffer any real want. This man seems to do ail that 
which he pleases; but very far from it, he does all that which 
his ferocious passions wish him to do; he is always hurried on 
by his avarice, by his fears, and b icions. He seems 

to be the master of ail other men, but he is not master of him- 
self; for he has as many masters and tormentors as he has vio- 
lent deb ires. 



104 TELEMACHUS. 

Je resonnois ainsi de Pygmalion sans le voir, xar 
I reasoned thus of Pygmalion without him to see, for 

on ne le voyo.it point; et on regarctoit settlement avec 

one not him saw and one looked only with 

crainte ces hautes tours, qui eto'.ent nuit et jour 
fear those high toioers, : which were night and day 

entourees de gardes, ou il s'etoit mis lui-meme*, 
surrounded of guards, where he himself was put himself 

comme en prison, se renfermant avec ses tresors. 
as in prison, himself shutting up with his treasures. 

Je comparois ce roi invisible avec Sesostris, si doux 
I compared that king invisible with Sesostris, so sweet 

si accessible, si affable, si curieux de voir lesetrangers 
so accessible, so affable, so curious of to see the strangers 

si attentif a ecouter tout ie monde et a tirer du coeur 
so attentive to listen all the world and to draw from the heart 

des hommes la verite qu'on cache aux rois. ySesos- 
of men the truth that one conceals to the kings.- Sesos- 

tris, disois-je, ne craignoit rien, et n'avoifc rien 
tris, said I, not feared any thing, and not had any thing 

a craindre. II se montroit a tous ses sujets comme 
to fear. He himself did shoio to all his subjects as 

& ses propres enfants: celui-ci crair^out, et a tout 
to his own children : this one fears* all, and has all 

a craindre. Ce me chant roi est toujours expose a une 
to fear. This wicked king is always exposed to a 

mort funeste, meme dans son palais inaccessible, au 
death fatal, even in his palace inaccessible, to the 



I reasoned thus concerning- Pygmalion, without seeing- him; 
for no one saw him, and they only looked, with fear, at those 
high towers, which were night and day surrounded by guards 
where he had put himself as in prison, shutting himself up with 
his treasures. I compared this invisible Un.g with Sesostris, 
so kind, so accessible, so affable, so anxious to see straugers, 
so attentive to listen to every body, to elicit from the hearts of 
men truths which they rarely discover to kings. Sesostris, 
said I, feared nothing and had nothing to fear; he showed 
himself to all his subjects as to his own children: this man fears 
everything and has every thing to fear. This wicked king is 
always exposed to a fatal death, even in his inaccessible palace, 
in the 



TELEMACHUS. 195 

milieu de ses gardes; au contraire, le bon roi Sesostris 

middle of his guards; to the contrary. the good king Sesostris 

etoit en surete au milit-u de la fouie cks peuples, 

was in safety to the middle of the ^i^dr-^o^tne people, 

comme un bon pere dans sa maison, environne de sa 
as a good father in his house surrounded of his 

fanuile. 
family. 

Pygmalion donna ordre ue renvoyer !es troupes 
Pygmalion gave order of to send buck Vie troops 

de 1'isle* de Cypre qui etoient venues secourir les 
of the isle of hat were come to succour the 

siennes aeau^e tie i'ailiance qui e'.o.it entre ies deux 
his own because of the alliance w hetvetrn the two 

pennies. [ prit cette occasion de me mettre en 

people. Narbal took this occasion of me to put in 

liberie: il me fit passer en revue paring ies soldats 
liberty: he me made to pass in review among the soldiers 

Qyprjens; car Ic roi etoit OTnhi»&g , &Ji35 ju .-. . . s les 

Cyprian; for the king was suspicious &en in the 

moindres choses. 
least things. 

Le defaut des princes trop faciies et inappliqu£s 

The fault of the princes too easy and unmindful 

est de se Hytct avec pane aveugie conftance a des 
is of themselves to give up with cue bit confidence to some 

favoiis artificieux et corrompus. Le deLut de celui- 
favourites artful and c<jr< upted. The fault of ihis 



middle of his guards; on the contrary, the good king- Sesostris 
was iti safety amongst tlie croud of his people, as a good father 
in his house surrou 

Pygmalion gave orders to send back the troops of the isle of 
Cyprus which had come to succour him on account of the al- 
liance which existed between the two people. ISarbal seized 
this opportunity to set me at liberty; he made me pass in re- 
view among* the Cyprian soldiers; for the king was suspicious 
even in tne smallest matters. 

The defect of princes who are too easy and inattentive, is 
to give themselves up with a blind confidence to artful and 
corrupted favourites. The defect of this 



106 TELEMACHUS. 

ci etoit, au contraire, de se defter des plus 
one was, on the contrary, of himself to distrust of the most 

honnetes gens: il ne savoit point discerner les 
honest people : he not knew to discriminate the 

hommes droits et simples qui agissent sans 
men upright and simple who acts without 

deguisement, aussi n'avoit il jamais vu de 
disguise, thus not had he ever seen of 

gens de bien, car de tclles gens ne vont point 
people of good, for of such people not go 

chercher un roi si corrompu. D'ailleurs, il avoit vu 
to seek a king so corrupted. Besides, he had seen 

depuis qu'il etoit sur le trone, dans les hommes dont 
since that he was upon the throne, in the men of whom 

il s'etoit servi, tant de dissimulation, de perfidie 
he himself icas served, so much of dissimulation,, of perfidy 

et de vices affVeux deguises sous les apparences de 
and of vices frightful disguised under the appearances of 

la vertu.qu'il regardoit tous les hommes. sans exeption, 
the virtue, thai he looked upon all the men, icithuut exception, 

comme s'ils eussent ete masques. II supposoit qu'il 
as tf they hadbeen masked. He supposed that it 

n'y a aucune sincere vertu sur la terre: ainsi il 

not there has any . sincere virtue upon the earth: thus he 

regardoit tous les hommes comme etant a peu pres 
considered all the men as being to little near 

egaux. Quand il trouvoit un homme faux et cor- 
equals. When he found a man false and cor- 



one, was, on the contrary, to distrust the most honest people; 
he knows not how to discriminate upright and plain men, wbo 
act without disguise; so that he never had seen good men, for 
such men never go in quest of so corrupted a king. Besides, 
he had seen, since he was on the throne, in men whom he had 
employed, so much dissimulation, perfidy, and frightful vices, 
disguised under the appearance of virtue, that he considered 
all men, without exception, as being masked. He supposed 
that there was no sincere virtue upon earth: thus he consider- 
ed all men as being nearly the same* When he found a man 
false and cor- 



TELEMACHUS. 107 

rompu, il rat se donnoit point la peine rl'en 
rupted, he mrto himself gave the trouble of one 

chercher un autre comptant qn*un autre ne seroit pas 
to seek an other thinking that an other not would be step 

meilieur. Les bons lui paroissoient pires que les 
better. The good to him appeared worse than the 

mediants les plus«*leciares, parcequ'il les croyoit aussi 
wicked the most declared, because he them believed as 

mechants et plus trornpeurs. 
wicked and more deceitful. 

Pour revenir a moi, je fus confondu avec les 
For to return to my, I was confounded with the 

Cypriens, et j'echappai a la defiance penetrante du 
Cyprians, and I escaped to the diffidence penetrating of the 

roi. Navbal trembl^U, dans la crainte que je ne 
king. JVarM trembled, in the fear that I not 

fusse decouvert: ii lui en-eut coute la vie et a 
icould be discovered: iUphimofit had cost the life and to 

moi aussi. Son im^ence de nous voir partir etoit 
me also. His impatience of us to see to depart was 

incroyable* rnai-> les vents tontraires nous retinrent 
incredible; but the winds contrary us retained 

assez long-ten) ps a Tyr. 
enough long times at Tyre. 

Je profitai de ce sejour pour connoitre les 

J profiled of that sojourn (or stay) for to know the 

moeurs des Pheniciens, si celebrts dans toutes les 
manners of the Phenicians, so celebrated in all the 



rupted, he did not take the trouble to look for another; think- 
ing- that another would not be better. The good appeared 
to hirn worse than the most declared wicked, because he be- 
lieves them as wicked and more deceitful. 

To return to myself. 1 was confounded among- the Cypri- 
ans, and 1 escaped the penetrating diffidence of the king. 
Narbal trembled for fear 1 would be discovered: it would have 
cost him his life and mine also. His impatience to see us de- 
part was incredible: but contrary winds retained us longer at 
Tyre. 

1 profited of that stay in order to know the manners of th« 
Phenicians, so famous among all 



108 TELEMACHUS. 

nations eonnues. J'admirois l'heurcujfc situation de 
nations knoion. J admired the happy situation of 

cette grande ville, qui est au milieu de la mer, dans 
that great city, which is in the middle of the sea, in 

une isle. La cote voistne est deiicieuse par sa 
an island. The coast neighbouring is dtlightfal by Us 

fertiiite* par ies fruits exquis qrfllie porte, par le 
fertility by the fruits excellent xcnichit bears, by the 
nombre de villes et de villages qui se touthent 
number of cities and of villages ichicli one another touch 

preeque; enfin, par la douceur de son ciimat, car les 
almost; infme, by the mildness if its climate, fir the 
roontagnes meuent cette cote a Fal>rj des vents 
mountains put that coast at the shelter oft 

brulant du midi: elle est fafrafbhie par le vent du 
burning of the scut ft; it is refreshed by the wind 
nord qui sou0e du cote' de lamer. Ce pays e 
north which olotos of the side of ike mt. That count y is at 
pied du Lihan don;: le so- ndlesnueset va 

the foot of the 'lAhanm ofwhichihe summit cfeavts tlve clouds and gots 
toucher les astres; une glace eternelle couvrt son front; 
to touch the stars; an ice eternal covers its brew; 
des flenves pleins de neiges tombent, comnae des 
some rivers full of snow fall, as some 

torrents, des po kites des rochers qui environment 
torrents, from the points of the rocks ich> 

sa tete. Au-dessous on voit une vastc foi 

Us head. Below one sees a vast forest of cedars 



known nations. I admired the happy situation of this larg-e 
city, which is in the r.iidJle of the sea, in an The 

neighbouring- coast is delightful by its \'cel- 

lent fruits which it hears, by the number of cities and villages 
which almost touch one another; lastly, by the sweetness of its 
climate, for the mountains shelter that eu:.st against the burn- 
ing winds of t lie south: ii is refreshed by the north wind which 
blows from the sea. That country is at the foot of the Leba- 
non, the summit of which cleaves the clouds and goes to touch 
the stars; an eternal ice covers its brow, rivers full of snow 
fall as torrents, from the poiuts of the rocks which surround 
its head. Below is seen a vast forest of ancient cedars 



TELEMACHU3 109 

antiques, qui paraissent aussi vieux que la terre oii 
ancient, which appear as old as the earth where 

iis sont plames, el qui portent leurs branches epaisses 
they are planted, and which carry their branches thick 

jusques vers les hues. Cette fcoret a sous ses pieds 
even towards the clouds. That forest has under its fee'- 

de gras paitirages dans la pente de ia montague, 
some fat pastures in the declivity of the mountain. 

C'esi ia qu'on voit errer les taureaux qui mugissent, 
His there thai one sees to wander the hulls which . beil.m, 

les brcbis qui beient avec leurs tencires agneaux 
the ewes which bleats with their tender lambs 

bondibsant sur l'herbe: id couient rniile ruisseaux 
skipping upon the grass. there flow thousand rivulete 

d'uue eau claire. Enfin, on voit au-dessous de ces 
of a water clear. Finally, one sees below of these 

pal u rage* Ic pied de la 'montagne, qui est com me 

pastures the foot of the mountain, which is as 

un jardin: le printemps et i'automne y regnent 
a garden: the spring and the autumn tfiere reign 

ensemble^ pour y joindre ies fleurs et les fruits. 
together for there to join the flowers and the fruits. 

Jamais ni le soufle empeste du midi, qui seche ^t 
Ever nor the blast pestiferous of the south, lohich dries up and 

qui brule tout, ni le rigoureux aquiion. n'ont ose 
which burns all, nor the rigorous noith wind, not have dared 

effacer les vives couleurs qui ornent ce jardin. 
to efface the lively colours which adorn that garden. 



which appeared as old as the earth in which they are planted, 
and which carry their thick branches even to the clouds. 
That forest has under its feet fat pastures, on the declivity 
of the mountain There they see wandering the bulls which 
bellow, the bleating ewes with their tender lambs skipping 
upon the grass. There flow thousand brooks of clear water. 
In fine, below those pasturages is seen the foot of the moun- 
tain, which is like z garden; the spring and the autumn reign 
there together, to join both blossoms and fruit. Never the 
pestiferous blast of the south which parches and burns every 
thing, nor the rigorous north wind, have dared to efface the 
lively colour which adorn this garden. 

K 



i 10 TELEMACHUS. 

C'est aupres de cette belle cote que s'eleve dans 
It is near of that beautiful coast that itself rises in 

la mer Pisle ou est batie la ville de Tyr. Cetie 
the sea the island where is built the city of Tyre. That 

erande ville semble nager au-dessusdes caux, et etre 
large city seems to sicim above of the waters, and to be 

la reine c!e toute la mer. Les marchands y abordent 
the queen of all the sea. The merchants thtre land 

de toutes les parties du monde, et ses habitants sont 
from all the parts of the woild, and its inhabitants are 

eux-memes les plus fameux merchands qu'il y ait 
themselves the most famous merchants that it there be 

clans 1'univers. Quand on entre dans cette vilie, on 
in the universe. When one enters in that city, one 

croit d'abord que ce n'est point une vilie qui 
believes at first thai it not is a city which 

apparticnne a un pen pie. particulier, mais qu'elle est 
belongs to a people particular, but that it is 

la ville commune de tous les peuples, et le centre de 
the city common of all the people, and the centre of 

Jeur commerce. Kile a deux grands moles sjmblables 
their commerce. It has two large mounds like 

ad^ux bras qui s'avancent dans la mer, et qui 
toiwo, arms which themselves advance m the sea, and which 

embrassent un vaste port, ou les vents ne peuvent 
embrace a vast port, ivhere the winds not can 

entrer. Dans ce port on voit com me une foret de mats 
enter. In this port one sees as one forest of masts 



It is near to this beautiful coast that rises in the sea the isle 
in which is built the city of Tyre This immense city seems 
to swim above the water, and to be the queen of the sea. The 
merchants come there from all parts o( the world, and its in- 
habitants are themselves the most famous merchants that there 
are in the universe. When they enter into that city, one be- 
lieves at first that it is nut a city which belongs to a particular 
people, but that it is a city common to all the people, and the 
centre of their commerce. It has two large moles, like to two 
arms, which advance in the sea, and which embrace a vast 
port, in which the winds cannot euter. In that port a forest 



TELEMACHUS. Ill 

de navircs; et ces navires sont si nombreux, qu'a peine 
of ships; and these ships are so numerous, that hardly 

peut-on decouvrir la mer qui lesporte.* Tous les 
can one discover the sea which them bear. Ml the 

citoyens s'appliquent au commerce, et leurs grandes 
citizens themselves apply to the commerce, and their great 

richesses ne les degoutent jamais du travail neces- 
riches not them disgust ever of the work neces- 

saife pour les augmenter. On y voit de tous 

sary in order them to augment. One there sees of all 

cotes le fin lin d'Egypte, et la pourpre Ty rienne deux fois 
sides the fine flax of Egypt, and the purple Tynan twice 

teinte, d'un eclat merveilleux: cette double teinture 
dyed, of a lustre marvellous: that double tincture 

est si vive que le temps nepeut retfacer: on s'en sert 
is so brilliant that the. time not can it to efface: one of it uses 

pour les laines fines qu'on rehausse d'une broderie 
for the wools fine that one enhances of an embroidery 

d'or et d'argent. Les Pheniciens ont le commerce 

of gold and of silver. The Phenicians have the commerce 

de tous les peuples jusqu'au detroit de Gades, et ils 
of all the people even to the strait of Gades, and tliey 

ont merae penetre dans le vaste ocean qui environne 
have even penetrated in the vast ocean ichich surroun 

toute la terre. Ils ont fait aussi de longues navigajons 
all the earth. They have made also of long navigations 



of ships is seen; and these ships are so numerous, that hardly 
can one discover the sea that carry them. All the citizens 
apply themselves to commerce, and their great riches never 
disgust them with the necessary trouble to increase them. 
There they saw on all sides the fine linen of Egypt, and the 
double dyed Tyrian purple, of a wonderful lustre. This dou- 
ble dye is so lively that time cannot efface it: they make use 
of it for the fine wools, which they enhance with an embroide- 
ry of gold or silver. The Phenicians have the commerce of 
all nations as far as the strait of Gades, and they have even 
penetrated into the vast ocean which surrounds the whole earth. 
They performed also long navigations 



112 TELEMACHUS. 

sur la mer rouge; et e'est par ce chemin q'i'ils vont 
upon the sea red; and it is by that way that they go 

chercher dans des isles inconnues, dc Tor, des pa.r- 
to seek in some islands unknown, of the gold, some per- 

fums et divers animaux qu'on r.e voit point aiiicurs. 
fumes and divers animals that one not sees elsewhere. 

Je ne pouvois rassasier mes yeux du spectacle 
/ not could satisfy my eyes of the spectacle 

magnifique de cette grand e v i 11 e ou tout etfoit en 
magnificent of that great city where all was in 

mouvement. Je n'y voyois point, comme dans Its 
motion. I not there saiv, as in the 

villes de la Grece, des horn mes oisifs et curieux, qui 
cities of the Greece, of the men idle and curious, who 

vont chercher des nouvelles dans la place publique, 
go to seek of the news in the place publique, 

ou regarder les etrangers qui arrive nt sur le port, Les 
or to look the strangers who Arrive upon the port. The 

homines y sont occupes a decharger leurs vaisseaux, 
men there are occupied to discharge their vessels, 

a transporter leurs marchandises ou a les vendrc, a 

to transport their merchandise or to them sell, to 

j^nger leurs magazins, et a tenir un compte de ce qui 
iFrange their stores, and to keep an account of that which 

ieur^ est du par les negotiants etrangers. Lesfemmes 
to them is owed by the merchants strangers- The women 

ne cessent jamais, nu de f.ler les laines, ou de 
not cease ever, either of to spin the wool, or of 



on the Red Sea; and it is by that way that they go into islands 
the most remote in quest of gold, perfumes, and divers ani- 
mals, which are not seen elsewhere. 

1 could not satisfy my eyes with the magnificent spectacle of 
this large city, where all was in motion. 1 saw not there, as in 
the cities of Greece, idle and curious men, who go into public 
places to inquire for news, or to look at strangers who arrive in 
the port. Men are employed in discharging" their vessels, trans- 
porting their merchandises, or in selling- them; in arranging 
their stores, and in keeping fto exact account of tin' 
owed to them b\ foreigu merchants. The women never a 
either to spin wool or 



TELEMACHUS. US 

fcire des dessins de broderie, ou de plier les riches 

to make some designs of embroidery, or of to fold the rick 

etoffes. # 

stuffs. 

D'ou vient, disois-je a Narbal, que les Pheniciens 
From whence comes, said 1 to Narbal, that the Phenicians 

se sont rend us les makres du commerce de 

themselves are rendered the masters of the commerce of 

^ouie la terre, et qu'iis s'enrichissent ainsi aux 
all the earth, and that they themselves become rich thus at 

depens de tous les auues' peuples? Vous le voyez, 

expense of all the other people? You it see, 

me repontiit-il: !a situation de Tyr est heureuse pour 
tome answered he: the situation of Tyre is happy for 

le commerce. C'est notre patrie qui a la gloire 
the commerce. It is our country which has the glory 

d'avoir invente la navigation: les Tyriens furent les 
of to have invented the navigation: the Tyrians were the 

premiers) s'il en taut croire cequ'on raconte 

first, if it of it is necessary to believe what one relate 

de la plus obscure antiquite, qui domt^rsnt les flois, 
of the most obscure antiquity, tvho tame the waves, 

long-temps avant 1'a^e de Tiphys et des Argonautes 
long times before the age of Typhis and of the Argonautes 

taut vanies dans la Grece; ils furent, dis-je, les 
50 much boasted of in the Greece; they were, say 1, the 

premiers qui oserent se meltre dans un frele vaisseau 
first who dared themselves put in a frail vessel 



to make drawings of embroidery, or to fold the rich stuff. 

VV hence comes it, said I to Narbal, that the Phenicians have 
rendered themselves masters of the commerce of the whole 
earth, and that they enrich themselves thus at the expense of 
other nations? You see it, replied he to me; the situation of 
Tyre is happy for commerce. It is our country which has the 
glory to have invented navigation; the Tyrians were the first, 
if we are to believe what they relate from the most obscure 
antiquity, who tamed the waves, long before the age of Tiphys 
and of the Argonautes, so much boasted of in Greece; they 
were, said I, the first who dared to put themselves into a frail 
vessel, 

k2 



114 TELEMACHUS 

■» 

a la merci des vagiies et des ternperes, qui sondereivjfr, 
at the mercy of the loaves and of ike tempests, who sound td 

les abymes de la mer, qui obser rerent les a at res loin 
the abyss of the sea, who observed the stars far 

de la terre, suivant ia science des Egyptiens et des 
from the earth, according the science gJ the Egyptians and if the 

Bibyloniens, en fin, qui reunirent taut de peuples que 
Babylonians, lastly, icho reunited so many of people that 

la mer avoit separes. Les Tyriens sont industrieux^ 
the sea had separated. The Tyrinns are industrious, 

patients, laborieux, propres, sobves, et menaces; ils 
patient, laborious, neat, frugal, and economical; tiny 

ont line cxacte police; ils sont parfahement -d'accord 
have an exact police; they are perfectly of an act or d 

entr'eux: jamais peuple n*a e?e plus constant, 

among themselves: ever people not has been more constant, 

plus sincere, plus fidele, plus su;\ plus commode a ions 
m-^re sincere, more faithful, more safe, more commodious to all 

les et rangers. 
strangers. 

Voiia, sa*j£ aller chercher d'aufre cause, ce qui 
Behold, without to go to search ofothei cause, what 

leur donne I'empire de la mer, et qui fait fleurir 
zo them gives the empire of the sea, and that make flourish 

dans leur port un si utile commerce. Si la division 
lit their port a so useful commerce. If the division 

et la jalousie se mettoient entre eux; s'ils 

and the jealousy themselves put among them: if they 



at the mercy of the waves and of the tempests: who sounded 
of the sea> Rriioobserved the stars far from the earth, 
accordrng to the science of the Egyptians ami Babylonia 
in fine, vvho united together 4 soman) people whom the sea had 
separated. '1 he Tyriaos are industrious, patient, laborious, 
neat, sober and economical; they have an exact police, 
a-^ree perfectly together; never ans people has been more Con- 
it, more su.cere, more faithful, more safe, more aeeommo- 
tlatipir to strangers. Behold, without going ai r, to 

itv other canoes, wrhat u the empire of the sea, 

and make flourish in their porta so u if 

.on and jealousy were put among- them; iftl 



TELEMACHUS. 115 

pommenc^ient a s'amollir dans les deuces et 

began to themselves to effeminate in the ddights and 

dans i'oisivete; si ies premiers de la nation nAprisoient 
i:i the idleness; if the first of the nation would despise 

le travail et Feconomte; si les arts cessoient d'etre 
the work and the economy; if the arts would ceased of.tobt 

en honneur dans leur vilie; s*ih manquoient de bonne 
in honour in their city; ifihey wanted of good 

foi envers les etrangers; s'ils alteroient tant soit 
faith towards the strangers; if they would alter ever so 

pen les regies d'un commerce libre; s'ils 

the rules of a commerce free; if they 

cegiigeoient leurs manufactures, et s'ils cessoient de 
would neglect their manufactures, and if they would cease of 

faire les granges avanfes qui sont necessaires pour 
Utke the great advances which are ntctssary in order 

rendre leurs marchandises parfaites, chacune dans son 
to render their 6 merchandizes perfect , every one in its 

p*enre, vous verriez bientot tomber cette puissance 
kind, you would see scon to fall that poicer 

que vous admirez. 
which you admire. 

Mais expliquez-moi, lui disois-je, les vrais moyens 
Bui explain to me, to him said J, the true means 

d'etablir un jour a Ithaque un pareil commerce. 
of to establish one day at Ithaca a like commerce, 

Fakes, me repondit-il, comme on fait ici: recevez bien 
Do, to me answered he, as one does here: receive well 



would begin to effeminate themselves in pleasures and idle- 
if tue first of the nation would despise labour and econo- 
my; if the arts would cease to be in hunour in their city; ii' ifaey 
want' d good faith towards strangers; if they would ever so 
little alter the rules of a free commerce; if they would nog-lect 
their manufactures; if they would cease to make great ad- 
vances, which are necessary to render their merchandises 
perfect, everyone in its kind, \ou would soon see fall that 
power which you admire. 

but ex; lain to me, said I to him, the true means of establish- 
ing one day at Ithaca such a commerce. Do, replied he to me, 
as we do here: receive 



116 TELEAIACIIUS. 

et facilement tous les etrangers; faitcs-Ieur trquyer 
and with facility all the strangers; make them find 

dans vos> ports la surete, la comniodite, ia liberie 
in yoiir ports the safety, the advantage, the liberty 

entiere; ne vous iaissez jamais enirairier ni 

entire; not yourselves suffer ever to be allured neither 

par Pavarice ni par i'orgueil. Le vrai moyen de 
by the avarice nor by the pride. The true means of 

gagner beaucoup est de ne vouioir jamais tron 
to gain very much is of not to be witling ever too much 

gagner, et de savoir perdre a propos. Faites vous 
to gain, and of to knoio to lose in a fit time. Make yourselves 

aimer par tous les etrangers; sourTYez me me quelque 

love by all the strangers; suffer even some- 

chose d'eux; craigntz d'exciter leur jalousie par votre 
thing of them; fear vf to excite tb.nr jealousy by your 

hauteur; soyez constant dans les regies du com- 
haughtiness; be constant in tfie iities oftfa com- 

merce; qu'elles soient simples et faciles; accoutumez 
merce; let them be simple and easy; accustom 

vos peuples a les suivre inviolablernent; punissez 
your people to them to follow inviolably; punish 

severement la fraude, et meme la negligence* ou ie 
severely the fraud, and even the negligence or the 

faste , des marchsmds, qui ruinent le commerce en 
sumptuousness of the merchants, who rxiin the commerce in 

ruinant les hommes qui le font. 
wining the men who it make. 



the strangers well and with facility; make them find in your 
ports, surety, ease, full liberty; never surfer yourselves to be 
allured either by avarice or by pride. The true means to gain 
much is never to wish to gain too much, and to know how to 
lose in proper time. Make yourself loved by all the strangers; 
even suffer something from them; fear to excite their jealousy 
hy your haughtiness; be constant in the rules of commerce; let 
them be simple and easy; accustom your people to follow them 
inviolably; punish with severity fraud, and even the neglect 
or the luxury of the merchants, who ruin commerce in ruin- 
ing those who carry it on. 



TCJEMACHTS. 117 

Sur-tout n'er.treprenez jamais de gener le com- 
Jlbove all not undertake tv.r of to crump the can- 

merce pour le tourney selon vos vues. li fant 

merce for it to turn according your views. It is necessary 

que le prince ne s'en ro£le point, de'pcur de le 

i'tat the prince not himself of it meddle, cf fear of it 

^ener, et qn'il en iaisse tout le profit a ses 
cramp, and that he of it leave all the profit to his 

sujets qui en ont toute la peine; uu- rement il les 
subjects who of it have all the trouble; otherwise he them 

decou; a^era; il en tirera assez d'avanta^es par les 
will discourage; he of it will draw enough of more by the 

grandes richesses qui entreront dans ses etats. Le com- 
great riches winch will enttr into his states. The com- 

merce est comme certaines sources; si vous voulez 
mrrce is as certain sources; so you wish 

detourner leur.cours, vous les faitcs tarir li n'y a que 
to turn, away their course^ you them make dry up. It not there has but' 
le profit et !a commodate qui attirent les etrangefs 
the profit and the convenience which draw the strangers 

chez vous; si vous ieur rendez ie commerce 
among you; if you to them render ihe commerce 

moins. commooe et n oins utile i Is se retirent 
Uss advantageous and less useful they themselves ivi'hdraw 

iusensiblement et ne revjennent plus, -parceque 
insensibly and not return any more, because 

d'acitres peoples, profrant de voire imprudence, les 
some otiur prople, profiting of your imprudence, them 



Never, especially, undertake to check commerce in order 
to turn it to y >ur own views. It is neees-ary that the prince 
should not meddle in it, lest he should check it, and that he 
should leave all the profit of it to his subjects who have the trou- 
ble of it; otherwise he will discourage them, he will draw ad- 
vantages enough from the great riches which will center his 
states. Commerce is as certain source*; if you wish to turn 
away their course you cause them to become dry. There are 
but profit and convenience which draw strangers among you; 
if you render commerce less advantageous and less useful, they 
insensibly withdraw themselves and return no more, because 
other people) profiting by your imprudence, entice Ub 



118 TELEMACIIUS. 



attirent chez eux, et 
draw among them, and 


lcs aucouturnent a se 
them accustom to themselves 


passer de vous. 
to go (to do) without you. 


Ii faut meme vous 
It is necessary even to you 


avouer que dermis que'q 
to confess that since some 


ue temps la gloire de Tyr 
time the glory of Tyre 


est bicn obscurcie. 
is very much obscured. 


Oh! si vous l'aviez vue, 
Oh! if you it had seen, 



mon cher Telemaque, avant le legne de Pygmalion, 
my dear Ttlemachus, before the reign of Pygmalion, 

vous auriez ete bien plus etonne! Vous ne 
you would have been very much more astonished! You not 

trouvez plus maintenant que les tristes restes d'une 
find more now but the sad remains of a 

grandeur qui menace ruine. O malheureuxe Tyr! 
grandeur which threatens ruin. unhappy Tyre! 

en quelles mains es-tu tombed! autrefois la mer 
in what hands art thou fa Urn! formerly the sea 

t'apportojt le tribut de tous les peuples de ia 
to thee brought the tribute of all the people of the 

terre. 
earth. 

Pygmalion craint tout et des etrangers et de ses 
Pygmalion fears all and from strangers and from his 

sujeta. Au lieu d'ouvrir, suivant notre ancienne 
subjects. In stead of to open, according to our ancient 

cuutume, ses ports a toutes les nations lcs plus 
custom, his ports • to all the nations the mest 



among" them, and accustom them to do without you. I must 
even confess to you that since some time the glory of Tyre is 
very much obscured. O, if you had seen it, my dear Telema- 
chus, before the reign of Pygmalion, you would have been a 
great deal more astonished! You find here now but the sad 
remains of a grandeur which threatens ruin. O unhappy Tyre! 
into what hands art thou fallen! formerly the sea brought to 
thee the tribute of all nations of the earth. 

Pygmalion fears every thing as well from strangers as from 
his subjects. Instead of opening; his ports, according to our 
ancient custom, to all nations the most 



TELEM.4CHUS. 119 

eloignees, dans une entiere liberte, il vein savcir le 

remote, in an entire liberty, he wishes to know the 

non.bre cles vaisseaux qui arrivenl, leur pays, le 
■number of the vessels which arrive, their country, the 

nom c!es hommes qui y sent, leur genre de 
name of the men who there are, their kind of 

commerce, la nature et le prix de leurs merchandises; 
commerce, the nature and the price of their merchandises; 

et le temps Q'u'iis doivent demeurer ici. II 

and the time thai they owe, (or are) to remain here. He 

fait encore pis; car il use de supcrcherie pour 
does still worse; for he uses of fraud in order 

surprendre les marchands et pour confisquer leurs 

to deceive the merchants and inoidtr to confiscate their 

marchandises. II inquiete les marchands 

merchandises. He plagues (teazes, harass) the merchants 

qu'il croit les plus opulents; il etablit, sous divers 
whom he believes the most opulent; he established, under divers 

pretextes, de nouveaux impots. 11 veut entrer 
pretexts, some new dalles. He wishes to enter 

lui-meme dans le commerce; et tout le monde craint 
himself in the commerce; and every body fears 

d'avoir quelque affaire avec lui. Ainsi le commerce 
of to have some. affair icith him. Thus the commerce 

languit; les Strangers oublient peu-a-peu le chemin 

languishes; the strangers forget Utile by little the road 

de Tyr, qui leur etoit autrefois si doux: et si Pyg- 
of Tyre, which to them ivas formerly so sweet: and if Pyg- 



remote in an entire liberty, he wishes to know the number 
of vessels which arrive^ their country, the names of the men 
who are in them, their kind of commerce, the nature and the 
price of their merchandises, aud the lime which they are to 
stay here. He does still worse; for he uses deceit in order to 
surprise the merchants and to confiscate their merchandises. 
He harasses the merchants whom he believed the most opu- 
lent; he establishes, under divers pretexts, new imposts. He 
wishes to meddle himself in commerce; and everybody is af- 
fraid to have any thing to do with him. Thus commerce lan- 
guishes, the strangers forget by degrees the road to Tyre; 
which was formerly so agreeable to them; and if Pyg- 



120 TLLEMACHUS. 

itialion ne change de conduite, notre glcire et notre 
malion not change of conduct, our glory and our 

puissance seront bientot transporters a quelque autre 
power will be soon transported to same other 

peuple mieux ^ouvernes que nous. 
people bitter governed titan we. 

Je dema"dai ensuite a Nai-bal comment les Tyriens 
I demanded afterwards to Narbal how the Tyrians 

s ? etoient rendus si puissant sor la mer: car je 

themselves were rendered so powerful upon, the sea: for I 

voutois u'iymoYcr rien de lout cequi sort au gou- 
wlshed not be ignorant any thing of all what serves to the go- 

vernemeni d'on royaume. Nous avons, rne repondit- 
vernment of a kingdom. We have, to me answered 

il, les ibrets (hi Liban qui nous fournissent les 
he, the forests of the Libanum which to us furnish the 

bois des vaisseaux; et nous les reservons avec soin 
woods of the vessels; and we them keep with cane 

pour cet usage: on n'en coupe jamais que pour les 
for that use: one not of it cuts ever. but for the 

besoins publics. Pour la construction des vaisseaux, 
wants public. For the construction of the vtsscls, 

nous avoiis Favantage d'avoir des ouvriers habiles. 
we have the advantage cfto have some workmen skilful. 

Comment, lui disois-je^ avez-vous p\i faire pour 
How, to him said J, havz you been able to do in order 

trouvcr ces ouvriers? 
to find these workmen? 



malion does not change his conduct, our glory and our 
power soon shall be transported to some other people better 
governed than we are. 

I asked afterwards of ISarbal by what means the Tyrians 
had rendered themselves so powerful on the sea: fur 1 wished 
to know every thing- that may be useful to the government of a 
kingdom. We have, he answered, the forests of Libanum which 
furnish us with wood for vessels; and we keep them with care 
for that use: they never cut any but for the public use. As 
for the construction of vessels, we have the advantage to pos- 
sess skilful workmen. 

How, said I to him, have you been able to find out these 
workmen? 



TELEMACHUS. 121 

lis se sont formes, repondit Narbal, peu-a-peu 
They themselves are fanned, answered Narhat, little by little 

s le pays. Quand on recompense bien ceux qui 

in the country. J thai one recompenses well those who 

excellent dans les arts, on est siir cFavoir bientot des 
excel in the arts, one is sure of to have soon some 

hommes qui les menent a leur derniere perfection; car 

men who them lead to their last perfection; for 

# 

les hommes qui out le plus de sagesse et de talent ne 

the men icho have the most of wisdom and of talent not 

manquent point de s* adonner aux arts auxquels 
will fail of -themselves tu addict to the arts to which 

les granges recompenses sont attachees. Ici on traite 
: • peat recompenses are attached. Here one treats 

avec honneur tons ceux qui reussissent dans les arts 
with honour cdl those icho succeed in the arts 

et dans les sciences u'lles a la navigation. On consi- 
and in the sciences useful to the navigation. One consi- 

dere un bop geometre; on estime fort un habile 
ders a good geometer; they esteem very much a skilful 

astronome, on comble de biens un pilote qui surpasse 
astronomer j they overload of goods a pilot who excels 

les au t res dans sa fonction: on ne nieprise point un 

the ofhers in his function: they not despise a 

bon charpentier; au contraire, il est bien paye et bien 
good carpenter; to the contrary, he is well paid and well 

traite. Les bons rameurs meme ont des recompenses 

treated. The good rowers even have some recompenses 



They have formed themselves, replied ]>(arbal, by degrees, 
in the country. When we recompense well those who excel 
in the arts, we are sure soon to have men who carry them to 
their last perfection; for men who possess more wisdom and 
talents do never fail to devote themselves to the arts to which 
great recompenses are attached. Here all those who succeed 
in the arts and in the sciences useful to navigation are treated 
well. They consider very much a good geometrician; a skil- 
ful astronomer is in great esteem; they load with rewards, a 
good pilot, who surpasses the others in his function. A good 
carpenter is not despised, on the contrary, ho is well paid and 
well treated. Even the good rowers have rewards, 

L 



122 TELEMACHUS. 

sures et proportionnees a leurs services; on les nourrit 
'sure and proportioned to their services; they them noviisk 
bien; on a soin d'eux quand iis sent malades; en 
well; they have care of them ivhen they are sick; in 

leur absence on a soin de leurs femmes et de leurs 
their absence one has care of their icives and of their 

enfants; s'ils perissent dansun nan f rage on dedommage 
children; if they perish in a shipwreck one indemnify 

leur famille: on renvoie cbez eux ceux qui ont servi 
their family: they send back at home those icho have sirvtd 

un certain temps. Ainsi on en a antant qu'on en 
a certain time. Thus one of them has as many that one of ilum 

veut: le pere est ravi cV elever son nls dans am si 
wants: the father is very glad of to bring up his son in £ so 

bon metier; et, des sa plus tendre jeunesse, il se 

good trade; and, from his mist tender youth, he hhnstlf 

bate de lui enseigner a manier la rame, a tendre 
hasten of to him to teach to handle the oar, to stretch 

les cordages, et a mepriser les tempetes. C ? est ainsi, 
the cordages, and to despise the tempests. Jt is thuc, 

qu'on mene les hommes, sans contrainte, par la re- 
that one leads the men, without constraint, by the re- 
compense et par le bon ordre. L'autorite seule ne 
compense and by the good order. The authority alone not 

fait jamais bien; la sou mission des infer ie-urs ne 
does ever well; the submission of the inferiors not 

suffit pas; il faut gagner les cceurs, et faire 
suffices; it is necessary to gain the hearts, and to make 



sure and proportioned to their services; they are well nourish- 
ed; they take care of them when they are sick; in their ab- 
sence great care is taken of their wives and children; if they 
perish in a shipwreck, they indemnify their family: they send 
back those who have served a certain time. Thus we have as 
many of them as we wish: the father is very glad to train up his 
son to so good a trade; and from his tenderest youth he hastens 
to teach him how to handle the oar, to stretch the cordages, and 
to desoise the tempests. It is thus that men are to be led, 
without constraint, by rewards and good order. The authori- 
ty alone never do well; the submission of the inferior does not 
suffice; it is necessary to gain the hearts, and cause 



TELEMACIIUS. 1-23 

trouver aux hommes leur avantage dans les choses 
to find to men their advantage in the things 

ou l ? on vent se servir de leur industrie. 

where the one wishes himself to make use of their industry. 

A ores ccs discours, Narbal me raena visiter tous 
After that discourse, Narbal me led to visit all 

les magasins, les arsenaux, et tous les metiers qui 
the magazines, the arsenals, and ail the trades which 

serveut a la construction des navires. Je demandois 
serve i'i the construction of ships. I demanded 

le detail des moindres choses, et j'ecrivois tout ce 
the detail of the least things, and I wrote all that 

que j'avois agce^, de peur d'oublier quelque circon- 

which I had learnt, for fear cf to forget some circum- 

stance utile. 
stance useful. 

Cependant Narbal, qui connoissoit 

However, (in the meanwhile) Narbal, who knew 

Pygmalion, et qui m'aimoit, attendoit avec impatience 
Pygmalion, and who me loved, waited with impatience 

mon. depart, craignant que je ne fusse decouvert 
my departure, fearing that I no! should he discovered 

ks espions du roi, qui al!6ient nuit et jour par 
by Vie spies of the king, who went night and day by 

toute la ville: mais les vents ne nous permettoient pas 
all the town: but tfie icinds not us permitted 

encore de nous ernbarquer. Pendant que nous etions 
yet of us to embark. Whilst that we were 



men to find their advantage in the thing's in which they want 
to mak? use of their industry. 

After these discourses, Narbal led me to visit all the maga- 
zines, the arsenals, and all the trades which serve to the con- 
struction of ships. I demanded the detail of the least thing, and 
I wro*e all that which 1 had learned, for fear of forgetting some 
useful circumstance. 

Meanwhile NaT bal, who knew Pygmalion, and who loved 
me, Waited with impatience for my departure; fearing lest 1 
would be discovered by the spies of the king, who went night 
and day through the whole city; but the winds did not permit 
us yet to embark. Whilst that we were 



124 TELEMACHUS. 

occupes a visiter curieusement le port, et a in- 
occupied to examine curiously the port, and to in- 

tcrroger clivers marcbands, nous vimes vcrrir a nous 
terrogate divers merchants, toe saw to come to us 

un officier de Pygmalion, qui dit a Narbal: le roi vient 
an officer of Pygmalion, who said to Narbal: the king comes 

d'apprendre d'un des capiiaines des vaisseaux qui 
of to learn of one of the captains of the vessels who 

sont revenus d'Eeypte avec vous, que vousavez amene 
are come back from Egypt with you, that you have brought 

un etran^er qui passe pour Cyprien: le roi veut qu'on 
a stranger who passes for Cyprian : the king desire that one 

I'arrete, et qu'on saehe certainement* lie quel pays 
him arrest, and that one can know certainly from what country 

il est; vous en repondrez sur voire tele. Dans ce nio- 
he is; you of him answer upon your head. In that mo- 

ment je m'etbis un peu eloiene pour regarder de 
ment I myself was a Utile gone a little way for to look of 

plus presles proportions quclesTyriens avoientgardees 
more near the proportions which the Tyrians had kept 

dans la construction d'un vaisseau presque neuf, qui 

in the construction of a vessel almost neiv, which 

etoit, disoit-on, par cctie proportion si exacte de toutes 
mds, said they, by that proportion so exact of all 

ses parties, le meille'tir voillier qu'on eut jamais vu 

Us parts, the sailor that one had i . 



occupied to visit with curiosity the port, 

several merchants: we saw coming towai 

Pygmalion, who said to Narbal, the king- has just been informed 

by one of the captains of the vessels who are rein 

Egypt with you, that you have brought a stranger \i I 

i Cyprian: the king wishes that he b r (hat 

it may be known with certainty from what country he is; you 
insyver for it on your head. In that momcu little 

aside to examine nearer the proporl Tyrians 

kiipt in the construction of a vessel almost new, which was, \t 
w 7 as said, by that proportion, so e: 
sailor that h a^ < 



TELEMACHUS. 125 

dans le port; et j'interrogeois Vouvrier qui avpit 
t,i the port; and I interrogated the workman who had 

re^Ie cette proportion. 
regulated that proportion. 

Narbui, surprls et effraye, repondit: je vais 

iNhrbtd, surprised und frightened , answered: I am going 

chercher cet eiranger qui est de I'isle de Cypre, 
to look for that stranger who is from the isle of Cyprus^ 

Mais quand ii eut perdu de vue cet ofiicier, il courut 

But when he had lost of sight this officer, he ran 

vers riioi pour nTavertir du danger ou j'etois: Je 
towards tree in order me to inform of the danger where I was: I 

ne I'avojs que trop prevu, me dit-il, mon cher Tele- 
nor it had but too much forscen, to me said he, my dear Tele- 

maque! nous sommes perdus! le roi, que sa defiance 
machus! we are Lst! the king, whom his diffidence 

tourmente jour et nuit, soupconne que vous n'etes 
torments day and night, suspects that you not are 

pas de Tisle de Cypre; il ordonne qu'on vous arrete: 
of the isle of Cyprus; he orders that one you arrestsi 

il veut me faire perir si je ne vous mets entre ses 
he wants me to make perish if I not you put between his 

mains. Que ferons-nous? O dieux donnez-nous la 
hands. What should do we? gods give us the 

sagesse pour nous tirer de ce peril. II faudra, 

wisdom in order us io draw from this peril. It shall be necessary, 

Telemaque, que je vous mene au palais du roi; 
Telcmachus, that I you lead to the palace of the king; 



in the port; and I interrogated the constructor who had ruled 
that proportion. 

Narbal, surprised and frightened, replied; 1 am going to look 
for that stranger who is from the island of Cyprus. But when 
he had lost sight of that officer, he ran to me to inform me of the 
danger in which I was; 1 had but too well forseen it, said he to 
me, rny dear Telemachus! we are lost! the king whose diffi- 
dence torments night and day, suspects that you are not from 
tiie island of Cyprus; he orders that yod be arrested; he wants 
to make me perish if I do not put you into his hands. What 
shall we do? O gods give us wisdom to rescue us from this per- 
il. It shall be necessary, Telemachus, that i Uke you to the 
palace of the king; 



126 TEh£MM%WS. 

vous soutiendrez que roils eles Cyprien, de la ville 
you will sustain that you are Cyprian, of the city 

cl'Amalljonte, fils d'un statuaire de Venus; je 
of Amathontes, son of a statuary of Vtnw; I 

deelarerai que j'ai connu autrefois votre pere; et 
will declare that Ih'ive known formerly your father; and 

peut-eire que ie roi, sans approfondir davartag-e, vous 
may be that the king, without examining any farther, you 

laissera partir. Je nc vols plus d'auires nioyens de 
will l<t depart. I not see more of othtrs means of 

sauver voire vie et la mienne. 

to save your life and the mine. 

Je repondis a Narba!: Lafsez perir un malheureux 
/ answered to Jsltobai: Sufftr to perish an unfortunate 

que Ie destin veut perdre. Je sais mnnir, Narbal, 
'whom the destiny wishes to destroy. I know hmo to die, Narbal, 

et Je vous dois trop pour vous entraincr dans inon 
and I to you owe too much for you to drain into my 

malheur. Je ne puis me resoudre a mentir. Je ne 
misfortune. I not can mysdf resolve to lie. 1 not 

sirs point Cyprien; ct je ne saurois dire que je 
am Cyprian; and I not would be able to say that I 

le suis. Les dieux voyent ma sincerite, e'est a eux 
one am. The gods see my sincerity, it is to them 

a conserver ma vie par Jeur puissance s'ils le veulent; 
to preserve my life hy their power if they it wish; 

mais je ne veux point la sauver par un mensonge. 
but I not wish it to save by a lie. 



you will maintain that you are a Cyprian, of the town of Ama- 
thontes, the sou of a statuary of Venus. I shall declare that I 
have formerly known your father; and perhaps the king*, with- 
out inquiring any further, will let you depart. 

I replied to Narbal: sutler an unfortunate to perish whom 
wants to destroy. 1 know how to die, Narbal, and I owe 
you too much to draw you into my misfortune. I cannot re- 
solve myself to tell a lie. 1 am not a C\ prian; and J would Dot 
be able to say that I am one. The gods see my sincerity. It 
belongs io them to preserve my life b\ their power, if such is 
their pleasure; bui I shall not save it h\ a lie. 



TELEMACHUS. 127 

Narbal me repondil: ce mensonge, Teiemaque, 
JGxrbal tome answered* this lie, Telemachus, 

n* a rien qui ne soil innocent; les dieux memes 
not has any thing bat net be innocent; the gods themselves 

ne peuvent le condamner: il ne fait aucun mal a 
not can it to condemn: U not makes any harm to 

personnc; il s <\vej£ la vie a deux innocents; il ne 
anybody; it preserves the life to tico innocents; it not 

trompe le roi que pour Pern pec her de faire un grand 
deceives the king but in order him to prevent of to make a great 

crime. Vous poussez trop loin Taniour de la vertu et 
Y'cu push too far the love of the virtue and 

la crainte de blesser la religion. 

the fear of to wound the religion, 

II suffit, Iui ciis^is-je, que le mensonge soit 
It suffices t to him said J, that the lie be 

mensonge, pour ne pas etre digne d'un homme qui 
lie, for not to be worthy of a man who 

parle en presence des dieux, et qui doit tout a la 
speaks in presence of the gods, and who owes all to the 

verite. Celui qui Hesse la verite oflfenee les dieux et se 
truth. lie who wounds the truth efftnds the gods and himself 

blesse soi-meme, car il parle contre sa conscience. 
wounds himself, for he speaks against his conscience. 

Ccssez Narbal,.de me proposer ce qui est indigne 

Cease Narbal, cf to me to propose that which is unworthy 



Narbal answered me: that lie, Telemachus, has nothing" 
criminal hi it; the gods themselves cannot condemn it; it does 
no harm to any body; it saves the lives of two innocent 
persons; it deceives the king- but to prevent him committing 
a great crime. You carry too far the love of virtue and the 
fear of injuring religion. 

It is sutficient, replied I to him, that a lie be a lie to be un- 
worthy of a man who speaks in the presence of the gods, and 
who owes every thing to truth. He who wounds truth offends 
the gods and wounds himself, for he speaks against his con- 
gee, Cease, Narbal, to propose to me what is unworthy 



128 TELEJVIACIILS. 

de vous et de moi. Si les dieux ont pitie de nous, 
of you and of me. If the gods have pity of us, 

ils sauront bien nous delivrer: s'ils veulent nous 
they will know well us to deliver: if they wish us 

laisser perir, nous serons en mourant ies victims de 

to let perish, we will be m dying the victims of 

la verite, et nous laisserons aux hommca l'exempie de 

the truth, and we will leave to the men the example of 

preferer la vertu sans tache a une Langue 

to prefer the virtue without blots (or spots) to a Long 

vie: la mienne n*est deja que trop loh^ue, 
life: the mine not is already but too long, 

etant si malheureuse. C'est vous seui, mon cln.r Nai- 
being so unhappy. It is you alone, my dear »\ar~ 

bal, pour qui mon coeur s'attendrit. Fulloit-il 

bal, for whom my heart itself gets tender. Was it necessary 

que votre auntie pour un malheureux Stranger vous 
that your friendship for an unhappy stranger to you 

fut si funesle! 

should be so fatal/ 

Nous demeurames long-temps dans cette espe.ee de 
We remained long time in that kind of 

combat; mais enfin nous vimes arriver un homme 
combat; but finally we saw to arrive an man 

qui couroit hors d'haleine: e'etoit uij autre officier 
who ran out of breath: it was an other officer 

du roi, qui venoit de la part d' Astarbe. 
of the king, who came of the part of Astarbe. 



both of you and of me. If the gods have pity on us, they will 
know very well how to deliver us: if they wish to make us per- 
ish, we shall be, in dying, the victims of truth, and shall leave to 
men the example of prefering virtue, without spots, to a long 
life: mine is already but too long, being so unhappy. Jt is you 
alone, O my dear Narbal, for whom my heart is interested. Was 
it necessary that your friendship for an unfortunate stranger 
should prove so fatal to you! 

We remained along time in that kind of combat; but finally 
we saw arriving a man who ran so as to lose his breath; it was 
another officer of the king, who came on the part of Astarbe. 



TELEMACHUS. 129 

Cette fcnime etoit belle comme une deesse; elle 
That woman was beautiful as a goddess; she 

joignqit aux charmes du corps tous ceux de l'esprit; 
joined to the charms of the body ail those of the mind; 

elle etoit ei.jouee, liatteuse, insinuante. Avec tant de 
she icas gay, caressing, insinuating. With so many of 

charmes trompeurs elle avoit, comme les sirenes, un 
charms deceitful she had, as the syrens, a 

cceurs cruel et plein de malignite; mais eile savoit 
heart cruel and full of malignity: but she knew 

cacher ses sentiments corrompus par un profo.nd 

to hide her sentiments corrupted by a profound 

artifice. Elle avo.it su .gagner ie cceur de Pygmalion 

artifice. She had known to gain the heart of Pygmalion 

par sa beaine, par son esprit, par sa douce voix, et par 
by her beauty, by her genius, by htr stcett voice, and by 

I'harmoiiie de sajlyre; Pygmalion, aveugle par un vio- 
the harmony of her lyre. Pygmalion, blinded by a vio- 

lent amour pour elle, avoit abandonne la reine Topha son 
dpi love for her, had abandoned the queen Topha his 

epouse. II ne songeoit qn'a contentcr les passions de 
spouse. He not thought but to content the passions of 

Pambitieuse Astarbe: i'amour de cette femrae ne lui 

'sitious Jst.nbe: the love of that vsoman not to him 

etait gnere moi^fcuneste que son infame avarice. Mais 
toas little Itss^F fatal than his infamous avarice. Put 

quftiqu'ii c -ut taut de passion pour eile, elle iravoit pour 
:h he had no mutch of passion fir htr, she not had for 



That wo man was as beautiful as a g-oddes?; she joined to the 
'he body all those off the mind; she was gay, flattering-, 
insinuating-; with so many deceitful charms, she had as the 
s, a heart cruel and full of malignity: but she knew how 
to conceal her corrupted sentiments by a profound artifice. 
She had known how to gain the heart of Pygmalion, by her 
. beauty, by her genius, by her Myeel \ oice, and bv tlie harmo- 
ny of her lyre. Pygmalion, blinded by a violent love for her, 
had abandoned the queen Topha, his wife, lie thought but to 
content the passions of the ambitious AMarbe. The love of that 
woman was not less fatal to hirn than his infamous avarice. 
althoug-h he had so much passion for her, she had for him but 



130 TELEMACHUS. 

luiquedu mepris et du devout: elle cachoit ses vrais 
him but of the contempt and of Ike disgust: she hid her true 

sentiments; et elle faisoit semblant de ne vouioir 
sentiments; and she feigned of not to wis/i 

vivre que pour lui, dans le temps mtme ou elle 
to live but for him, in the time even when she 

ne pouvoit le souriYir. II y avoit a Tyr un 
not was able him suffer* It there had at Tyre a 

jeune Lydien, nomnie Malachon d'une merveilleuse 
young Lydian, named JWalachcn of a marvellous 

beaute, mais mou, efTemine, noye dans les plaisirs. 
beauty, but soft, effaninaie, drowned in the pleasures. 

II ne songeoit qu'a conserver la delicatessen de son 
He not thought but w preserve the dtlicacy of his 

teint, qu'a peigner ses cheveux blonds flottant 

complexion, but to comb his hairs flaxen floating 

sur ses epaules, qu'a se paifum^, qu'a donner 
up r his shoulders, but to himself perfume, but to give 

un tour gracieux aux plis de sa robe, enfin, qu'a 
one turn gracious to the folds of his robe, finally, but to 

chanter ses amours sur sa lyre. Astarbe le vit, elle 
sing his loves upon his lyre. rfstarbe kirn saw, she 

Paima et en devint furieuse. II la meprisa 
him loved and of him became distracted. He her despised 

parcequ'il etoit passionne pour uflfetuirc femme. 
because he was passionate for an^S other woman. 

D'ailleurs, il craignit de s'exposer a la cruelle 
Besides, he feared of himself to expose to the cru< I 



contempt and disgust; she concealed her true sentiments, and 
feigned to vrish to live but for him, whilst she could not even bear 
him. There was at Tyre a young* Lydian, named Malachon, of a 
marvellous beauty, but soft, effeminate, drowned in pleasures. 
Me thought but to preserve the delicacy of his complexion, to 
comb his flaxen hair, floating upon his shoulders, but to perfume 
himself, to give a gracious turn to the folds of his robe, lastly, 
but to sing his loves upon his lyre. Astarbe saw him, she k 
him, even to extravagance. He despised her, for he was pas- 
sionate for another woman Besides he was aflVaid to expose 
himself to the cruel 



Jf TELEMACHUS. 131 

jalousie du roi. Astarbe se sentant meprisee, 
jealousy of the king. Astarbe herself feeling despised, 

s'abar. donna a son rejentiroent. Dans son desespoir, 
herself abandoned to her resentment. In her despair, 

elle s'imagina qu'elle pouvoit faire passer Malachon 
she herself imagined that she could make pass Malachon 

pour 1'etranger que le roi faisGit chercher, et 
for the stranger whom the king caused to be looked for , and 

qu'on tiisoit qui etoit venu avec Narbal. 
that one said who was —come with Narbal. 

En effet, elle le persuada a Pygmalion, et cor> 
In fact, she it persuadtd to Pygmalion, and cor* 

rompit tous ceux qui auroient pn le detromper. 

rupted all those who would have been able him to undeceive. 

Comme il n'aimoit point Ies hornmes veneiix, et 
As he not loved ..'- the men virtuous, and 

qu'il ne savoit point les discerner il n'etoit 
that he not knew thtm to discern he not was 

environne qxjtds gens interesses, artificieux, piets 
surrounded but by people interested, artful, ready 

a execugp ses ordres injustes et sanguinaires. De 
to execute his orders unjust an I sanguinary. Of 

telles j^ens craignoient Tautorite d'Astarbe, et ils lui 
such people feared the authority of Jlstaibe, and he her 

aidoient a tromper le roi de peur de deplaire a cette 
helped to deceive the king of fear of to displease to that 

fern me hautaine qui avoit toute sa confiance. Ainsi 
woman haughty who had all his confidence. Thus 



jealousy of the king*. Astarbe, feeling* herself despised, 
gave herself up to her resentment. In her despair, she imagined 
that she might, make Malachon pass for the stranger, whom the 
king caused to be searched, and who, thev say, bad come with 
Narbal. 

In fact, she persuaded it to Pygmalion, and corrupted all 
those who might have been able to undeceive him. As he did 
not love the virtuous men, and that he did not know how to 
distinguish, he was surrounded but by people interested, artful, 
ready to execute his most unjust and bloody orders. Such 
people feared the authority «.>f Astarbe, and they helped her to 
deceive the king, through fear of displeasing that haughty wo- 
man, who had all his confidence. Thus 



13& TELEMACnt7S.lt 

Malachon, q connu pour Lydten 

M.ilachon, although known for ^ $* 

ville, passa pour lc jenne etra»>er que Narbal avoit 

city, passed for the young stranger whom Narbal had 

amene "d'Egypte; et fnt mis en prison. 

brought from Egypt; and was put in prison. 

Astarbe, qui craKgrioit que Narbal n'allat parler an 
Aslarbe, who fared that Narbal not went to speak to the 

roi et ne decouvrit son imposture, envoya en deli- 
king and not discovered her impo'ture, sent in dili- 

gence a Narbal cet officier, qui iui dit res parole-: 
gence to Narbal this officer, who to him said these xconh: 

Astarbe vous defend de decouvrir au roi quel est 
Astarbe -, you forbids of to discover to the king who 
votre etranger; clle ne vous demande que le silence, 
your stranger; she not you demand but the silence, 
et elle saura bien faire en sorte que le roi soit con- 
and she will know well to do so that the king be con- 

tent cle vous: cependant, hate z- vous de falre embarquer 
tent of you: however, hapten you of to make embark 

avec Irs Cypriens le jeune etranger queilrous avez 
with the Cyprians the^ young stranger whom you have 

amene d'Egyptc, arm qu'on ne le voie plus dans la 
brought from Egypt, in order that one not him see more in the 
ville. Narbal, ravi de pouvoir ainsi sauver sa 
city. Narbal, very glad of to be able thus to save his 

vie et la mienne, promit de se taire; et Foffi- 
life and the mine, promised of himself to I e silent; and the offi- 



Malachon, although known over all the city for a I ydian, pass- 
ed for 1 be young stranger vviiom Narbal had brought from 
Egypt; he was pat in prison 

Astarbe, who feared least Narbal would <ro and speak to the 
king;, and would discover her imposture, sent in diligence to 
Narbal that officer, who said to him these words; Astarbe for- 
bids von to discover to tl»t; king who this stranger is the de- 
mands but silence, and she shall know very well bow to : 
that the king be pleas d with yon: however, fasten you 
to cause this young- stranger, whom you have brought from 
EgVpt to embark with the Cyprians, that lie inttl no longer be 
seen in the city. Narbal, very glad thus to to save his 

life and mi ae, promised to be silent; and the otli- 



TELEMACHUS. 133 

cier, satisfait d'avoir obtenu ce qu'.l demandoit, 
cer, satisfied of to have obtained what that he asked t 

b 1 en retourna rend re compte a Astarbe de sa 
himself back returned to render an account to Jlstarbe of his 

commission. 

commission. 

Narbal et moi nous admhames la bonte des 
J\*arbal and I we admired the goodness of the 

dieux, qui recompensoioit notre sincerite, et qui ont 
gods, who recompensed our sincerity, and who have 

un soin si touchant de ceux qui hasardanj tout pour 
a care so touching of those who hazard*2> all for 

la vertu. 
the virtue. 

Nous regardions avec horreur un roi livre a 
We looked with horror a king delivered up to 

Pavarice et a la volupte. Celui aui craint avec tant 
the avarice and to the voluptuousness. He who fears with so much 

d'exces d'etre trompe, disions-nous, merite de Petre, 
of excesses of to be deceived, did we say, merits of it to he , 

et Test presque toujours grossierement. II se 
and it is almost always grossly. ±He himself 

defie des gens de bien et s' abandonne a des 
distrusts of the people of gocd and himself abandons to some 

scelerats: il est le seul qui ignore ce qui se 
iciclctdmen: he is the single one who is ignorant that which itself 

passe. Voyez Pygmalion; ii est le jouet d'une femme 
passes. See Pygmalion; he is the sport of a woman 



cer, being satisfied to have obtained what he demanded, re- 
turned to give an account to Astarbe of his commission. 

We both, Narbai and 1, admired the goodness of the gods who 
rewarded our sincerity, and who take so tender a care of those 
who hazard every thing for the sake of virtue. 

We looked with horror upon that king, abandoned to avarice 
and voluptuousness. He who fears to such an excess to be de- 
ceived, said we, merits to be so, and he is always grossly so. 
He distrust* upright men, and gives himself up to the wicked; 
he is the only one who is ignorant of what passes. See Pygma* 
lion, he is the sport of a shameless woman. 

M 



134 TELEMACHUS. 

sans pudeur. Cependant les dieux se servent 
without modesty. However the gods themselves use 

du mensonge des mechants pour sauver les bons, 
of the lie of the wicked in order to save the good. 

qui aiment mieux perdre la vie que de mentir. 

who love better to lose the life than of to lie. 

En meme temps nous apperciimes que les vents 
M the same time we perceived that the winds 

changebient, et qu'ils devejpoient favorables aux 
changed, and thatihey becjume favourable to the 

vaisseaux de Cypre. Les dieux se declarers! 
vessels $& Cyprus. The gods themselves declare! 

s' ecria Narbal; ils yeulent, mon cher Tel4ma- 

himself cried Narbal; they are willing, my dear Telnna- 

que, vous rnettre en surete: fuyez cette terre cruelle 
chus, you to put in safety: Jly this land cruel 

et maudite. Heureux qui pourroit vous suivre 
and cursed. Happy who could you to follow 

jusques dans les rivages les plus inconnus! heureux 
even to in the shores the most unknown! happy 

qui pourroit vivre et mourir avec vous! Mais un 
who couM live and die with you! But a 

destin severe m'attache a cette rnalheureuse patrie; 
destiny severe me attaches to this unhappy country; 

11 faut souffrir avec elle: peut-etre faudra-t-il 
it is necessary to suffer ivilh it: perhaps shall it be necessary 

etre enseveli clans ses ruines; n'importe, pourvu 
to be buried in its ruins; no matter, provided 



However, the gods make use of the falsehood of the wicked to 
save the good, who choose rather to lose their life than to tell a 
lie. 

In the mean while we perceived that the winds had changed, 
and that they became favourable to the vessels of Cyprus. The 
gods are declaring themselves! cried Narbal; they wish, my 
dear Telemachus, to put you in a place of safety; fly this cruel 
and cursed earth. Happy those who could follow you even to 
the *hor< -s the most unknown! happy he who could live and die 
with y»>u! but a severe destiny attaches me to this unhappy 
country; 1 must suffer with it: it may perhaps be necessary 
that I be buried in its ruins; no matter, provided 



TELEMACHCS. _ m 135 



que je dise toujours la verite, et que coeur n'aime 
that I say always the truth, and my*^ heart not loves 

que la jusiice. Pour vous, 6 mon cher Telemaque, 
but the justice. For you, my dear Telemachus, 

je prie les dieux, qui vous conduisent conime par 
/ pray the gods, who you conduct as by 

la main, de vous accorder le plus precieux de tous 

the hand, of to you grant the most precious of all 

les dons, qui est la vertu pure et sans tache, jusqu' 
the gifts, which is the virtue pure and without spots, even 

a la mort. Vivez, retournez en Ithaque, consolez 
to the death. Live, return into Ithaca, consolate 

votre mere Penelope, deiivrez-la de ses temeraires 
your mother Penelope, deliver her from her rash 

amants. Que vos yeux puissent voir, que- vos mains 

lovers. *\lay your eyes be able to see, may your hands 

puissent embrasser le sage UJysse; et qu'il trouve 
be able to embrace the wise Ulysses; and may he find 

en vous un ii Is qui egale sa sagesse! Mais dans votre 
in you a son who equal his icisdom! But in your 

bonheur souvenez-vous du malheureux Narhal, et 
happiness remember you of the unhappy Narbal, and 

ne cessez jamais de m'aimer. 
not cease ever of me to love. 

Quand il eut acheve ces paroles, je Parrosai de 
When he had finished these words, I him bedewed of 

mes larmes sans lui re oondre: de profonds 
my tears without to him to answer; some profound 



I always tell the truth, and that my heart love nothing- more 
than justice. As for you, O my dear Telemachus, I pray the 
gods, that they, who lead you as by the hands, to grant you the 
most precious of all gifts, which is virtue, pure and without spots, 
even unto death. Live, return to Ithaca, console your mother Pe- 
nelope, and deliver her from her rash lovers. May your eyes see, 
may your hands embrace the wise Ulysses; and may he find 
in \ou a son who equals him in wisdom! but in your happiness 
remember the unhappy Narbal, and never cease to love me. 
When he had finished these words, I bedewed him with my 
tears, without being able to answer him: deep 



136 TELCMACHUS. 

. •***/> 
soupirs m*empechoient fie parler; nous nous em 

sighs me prevented of to speak: ice ourselves em- 

brassions en silence. 11 tne mena jusqu'au vaisseau; 
braced in silence. Heme led even to the vessel; 

il demeura sur le rivage; et quand Je vaisseau fut 
he remained upon the shore; and when the vessel was 

parti, nous ne cessions de nous regarder tandis que 
gone, we not ceased of us to look whilst that 

nous pumes nous voir. 
we were able us to see. 



sighs prevented me from speaking*: we embraced one another 
in silence. He led me to the vessel; lie remained on the shore; 
and when the vessel was gone, we did not cease to iook as long 
as we could see one a-nother. 



END OF BOOK THIRD. 



BOOK IV. 



TRANSLATION OF WORDS. 

Calypso, qui avoit ete jusqu'a ce moment immobile et 

Calypso, who had been until to that moment motionless and 

transportee de plaisir en ecoutant les aventures de 

transported of pleasure in listening to the adventures of 

Telemaque, Finterrompit pour lui faire prendre 
TelemachuSy him interrupted in order to him to make take 

quelque repos. II est temps, lui dit-elle, que vous 
some repose. It is time, to him said she, that you 

alliez gouter la douceur du sommeil apres tant 
should go to taste the siveetness of the sleep after so many 

de travaux. Vous n'avez rien a craindre ici: tout 
of toils. You not have any thing to fear here: all 

vous est favorable. Abandonnez-vous done a la 
to you is favourable. Abandon yourself therefore to the 

joie; goutez la paix et tous les autres dons des dieux 
joy; taste the peace and all the other gifts of the gods 



TRANSLATION OF IDEAS. 

Calypso, who had been, until that moment, motionless, and 
transported with pleasure in listening- to the adventures of Te- 
lemachus, interrupted him to make him take some repose. It 
is time, said she to him, that you should go to taste the sweet- 
ness of sleep after so many toils. You have nothing- to fear, 
every thing- is favourable to you here. Give yourself up, there- 
fore, to joy; relish peace, and all the other gifts of the gods, 

m2 



138 TELEMACHUS. 

dont vous allez etre comble. Demain, quand l'Aa- 
of which you are going to be loaded. To-morrow, when the Jiu- 

rore avec ses chngts de roses entr'ouvrira les portes 
rora with her fingers of roses will have open the gates- 

doreesde i'Orient, et que les chevaux du soleil,sortant 
gilded of the East j and that the horses of the sun, going cut 

de Tonde amere, repandiont les flammes du jour 
of the wave bitter, will spread the flames of the day 

pour chasser devant eux toutes les etoiles du ciel, 
for to drive before them all the stars of the heaven, 

nous rep rend rons, mon cher Telemaque, Thistoire de 
vie shall resume, my dear Telemachxts, the history of 

vos malheurs. Jamais voire pere n\a egale votre 
your misfortunes. Ever your father not has equalled your 

sagesse et votre courage; ni Achiile, vainqueur d'Hec- 
vnsilom and your courage; nor Achilles, conqueror of Hec- 

tor, ni Thesee, revenu des enfers, ni menie le grand 
tor, nor Theseus, returned of hell, nor even the great 

Alcide, qui a purge la terre de tant de monstres, 
Mcides, who has purged the earth of so many of monsters, 

n'ont fait voir autant de force et de vertu que 
not have caused to see so much of strength and of virtue than 

vous. Je souhaite qu'un profond sommeil vous rende 
you. I wish that a profound sleep to you render 

cette nuit courte. Mais, helas! qu'elle sera 16ngue 
this night short. But, alasl how it will be long 

pour moil qu'il me tardera de vous revoir, de 
for me! how it, tome will delay of you to see again, of 



with which you are going to be abundantly gifted. To-morrow, 
when Aurora with her rosy fingers will opeu the gilded gates of 
the east, and that the horses of the sun, corning out of the briny 
waves, will spread the flames of the day to drive before them 
all the stars of heaven, we shall resume, my dear Telemachus, 
the history of your misfortunes. Never has your father equal- 
led your wisdom and your courage; nor Achilles, who conquer- 
ed Hector, nor Theseus, returned from hell, nor even the great 
Alcides, who purged the earth of so mauy monsters, have 
^eeo so much the force of virtue as you. 1 wish that a 
profound sleep may render this night short to you. But, alas! 
Uow long shall it be for me! how shall I long to see you again, 



TELEMACHUS. 139 

vous entendre, de vous faire redire ee que je sais 
you Itear, of you make to say over again that which I know 

deja, et de vousdemander ee que je ne sais pas encore! 
already, and of you to demand that which I not know yet! 

Allez, man cher Teieaiaque, avec ie sage Mentor que 
Go, my dear Telemachus, with the wise Mentor whom 

les dieux vous ont rendu, allez dans cette grotte 
the gods to you have restored, go into this grotto 

ecartee, ou tout est prepare pour votre repos. Je 
remote, where ail is prepared for your repose* I 

prie Morphee de repandre ses plus doux charmes sur 
pray Morpheus of to pour his more sweet charms upon 

vos paupieres appesanties, de faire couler une va- 
your eyelids made heavy, of to make flow a . va~ 

peur divine dans tous vos membres fatigues, et de vous 
pour divine into all your members fatigued, and of to you 

eiivoyer des songes legers, qui, voltigeaut autour de 
to send some dreams light, who, hovering around of 

vous, flattent vos sens par les images les plus riantes, 
you, may flutter your senses by some images the most smiling, 

et repoussent loin de vous tout ce qui pourroit vous 
and repel for of you all that which might you 

reveiller trop prom pie ment. 
to awake too quickly. 

La deesse conduisit elle-meme Telemaque dans 
The goddess conducted she herself Teltmachus into 

une grotte separee de la sienne, Elie n'etoit ni 
a grotto separated from her own. It notiuas nor 

1 

to hear you, to make you say over again what I already know, 
and to asfc you what 1 do not yet know! Go, iny dear Teierna- 
chus, with the wise Mentor, whom the gods have restored to 
you, go to that remote grotto, where every thing is prepared 
for your repose. I pray Morpheus to spread over your heavy 
eye-lids his sweetest charms, to cause a divine vapour to flow 
through all your fatigued limbs, and to send light dreams to you, 
which, hovering around you, may flatter your senses by the 
most agreeable images, and repel far from you all that which 
might awake you too suddenly. 

The goddess herself conducted Telemachus into a grotto 
separate from her own. It was not 



140 TELEMACHUS. 

moins rustique ni moins agreablc. Une fbntaine, qui 
less rustic nor less agreeable. A fountain , which 

couloit dans un coin, y faisoit un doux murmure 
flowed in a corner, there made a sweet murmur 

qui appeloit le sommeil.Lesnymphes y avoient prepare 
which called the sleep. The nymphs there had prepared 

deux lits d'une molle verdure, sur lesquels elles 
two beds of a soft verdure, upon which they 

avoient etendu deux grandes peaux, l'une de iion pour 
had spread two large skins, the one of lion for 

Telemaque, et l'autre d'ours pour Mentor. 
Telemachus, and the other of bear for Mentor. 

Avant que de laisser fermer ses yeux au sommeil, 
Before that of to let to shut his eyes to the sleep, 

Mentor parla ainsi a Telemaque: le plaisirde raconter 
Mentor spoke thus to Telemachus: the pleasure of to relate 

vos histoires vous a entraine; vous avez charine la 
your history you has hurried away; you have charmed the 

deesse en lui explicjuant -les dangers dont votre 
goddess in to her explaining the dangers of which your 

courage et votre industrie vous out tire: par la 
courage and your industry you have drawn out: by there 

vous n'avez fait qu'enflammer davantage 
{or there by) you not have done but to enflaine so much more 

son coeur, et que vous preparer une plus dangereuse 
her heart, and that to you to prepare a more dangerous 

captivite. Comment esperez-vous qu'elle vous laisse 
captivity. How do you hope that she you let 



less rustic nor less agreeable. A fountain which flowed in a 
corner, made there a sweet murmur, which invited to sleep. 
The nymphs had prepared there two bedi> of solid verdure, 
upon which they had spread two large skins, one of a lion, for 
Telemachus, and another of a bear, for Meutor. 

Before that Mentor suffered sleep to close his eyes, he spoke 
thus to Telemachus: the pleasure of relating your histories 
hurried you away; you have charmed the goddess in explain- 
ing to her the dangers from which your courage and your in- 
dustry have rescued you; you have thereby enfiamed her heart, 
and prepared a more dangerous captivity to you.. How can 
you hope that she will sutler 



TELEMACI1U3. 141 

maintenant sortir de son isle. von s qui Tavez enchantee par 

now go out of her isle, you wh.G her have enchanted sby 

ie reck de vos averrtures? L'amourd'une vaine g\ orjte 
the recital of your adventures? The love of a vain glory 

vous a fait parler sans prudence. E!ie s'etoit 
you has made speak without prudence. She herself was 

engagee a vous raconter des hi^toires, et a vous 
engaged to you to relate some histories, and to you 

apprendre quelle a ete la destinee ci'Uiysse; elle a 
to instruct what has been the destiny of Ulysses; she has 

tronve moyen de parler long-temps sans rien dire, 
found means of to speak longtime without not hivf tosay, 

et elle vous a engage a lui expliquer tout ce qu'elle 
and she you has engaged to her to explain all that which she 

desire savoir: tel esi 1'art des femmes flateuses et 
wish to know: such is the art of xoomen flattering and 

passionnees. Quand est ce, 6 Telemaque, que vous 
passionate. IViten is it t Telemachus, that you 

serez assez sage pour ne jamais parler par vanite; 
shall be enough wise for not ever to speak by vanity; 

et que vous saurez taire tout ce qni vous 
and that you will be able to be silent all that which to you 

est avantageux, quand il rrest pas utile a dire? Les 
is advantageous, when it not is useful to tell? The 

autres admirent votre sagesse dans un age ou il 
others admire your wisdom in a age in which it 

est pardonnable d'en manquerfVKmr moi, je ne puis 
is pardonable of it to want: Mfor me, J not am able 



you to go out of her isle, you who have eDchanted her by the 
recital of your adventures? the love of vain glory has made 
you speak without prudence. She had engaged herself to 
relate to you stories, and to inform you what may have been 
the destiny of Ulysses: she has found means to speak a long 
while without saving any thing; and she has engaged you to 
explain to her all she desires to know; such is the art of flatter- 
ing arid passionate women. When is it, O Telemachus*, that you 
wiil be wise enough never to speak out ot vanity; and that 
you will know how to be silent upon all that which is advan- 
tageous to you? the others admire your wisdom in an age when 
the want of it is pardonable; as for me, 1 cannot 



142 TELEMACHUS. 

vous pardonner rien; Je suis le seul qui vous 
you+ to pardon any thing; I am the only one who you 

cSnnoisse, et qui vous aime <-ssez pour vous avertir 
know, and who you love enough for you to inform 

de toutes vos fautes. Combien etes-vous encore eloigne 
of all your faults. How far are you still remote 

de la sagesse de votre pere! 
of the xoisdom of your father! 

Quoi done! repondit Telernaque pouvois-je refuser 
What then! replied Telemachus could I refuse 

a Calypso de lui raconter mes malheurs? Non, 
to Calypso of to her to relate my misfortunes? «M>, 

reprit Ivlentor, il falloit les lui raconter: mais 
resumed Mentor, it was necessary them to her to relate: but 

vous deviez le faire en ne lui disant que ce qui 
you ought it to do in not to her saying but that which 

pouvoit lui donner de la compassion. Vous pouviez 
could to her to give of the compassion. You might 

lui dire que vous aviez ete, tantot errant, tantot 
to her to say that you had been, sometimes wandering, sometimes 

captif en Sicile, puis en Egypte. C'etoit lui en 
captive in Sicily, then in Egypt. h was to her of it 

dire assez: et tout le reste n'a servi qu'a aug- 
tosay enough: and all the rest not has serted but to aug- 

menter le poison qui brule deja son cceur. Plaise 
ment the poison which burns already her heart. May it please 



pardon you any' thing; I am the only one who knows you, and 
who loves you enough to inform you of your faults. How far 
are you yet from the wisdom of your father. 

What then! replied Telemachus, could I refuse to Calypso 
to relate my misfortunes to her? No, replied Mentor, it was 
necessary to relate them to her; but you ought to do it in tell- 
ing that which would excite her compassion. You might tell 
her that you had been sometime wandering, sometime a cap- 
tive in Sicily, then in Egypt. It would have been saying 
enough: and all the rest has served hut to increase the poison 
which burns already her heart. Would 



TELEMACHUS. 143 

aux dieux qne le votre puisse s' en 

to the gods that the your can, (may be able) itself from it 

preserver. 

to preserve. 

Mais que ferai-je done? continua Telemaque d'un 
But what shall I do then? continued Ttlemachus of a 

ton modere et docile. Ii n'est plus temps, repartit 
tone moderate and docile. It not is more time, replied 

Meritor* de lui cacher cequi reste de vos aven- 
Jl£tntor % of to her to conceal what remains of your adven- 

tu. ■■--: elle en sait assez pour ne pouvoir etre 
tures: she of them knows enough for not to be able to be 

troriipee sur ce qu'elle ne sait pas encore; votre re- 
deceived on that which she not knows step yet; your re- 
serve ne serviroit qu'a Pirriter. Achevejz done 
serve not would serve but to her irritate. Finish therefore 

demain de iui racorter tout ce que ies dieux ont 
to morrow of to her to relate all that what the god? have 

fait en votre faveur, et apprenez un autre fois 

made (or done) in your favour, and learn an other time 

a parler plus subrement de tout ce qui peut vous 
to speak more soberly of all that which can to you 

attii-er qudques iouanges. 
to draw some praises* 

Teletnaque recut avee amitie un sibon conseil, et ils 
Telemachus received with friendship a so good counsel; and they 

se coucherent. 

themselves laid down. 



to the frods that you may be preserved from it! 

But what shall ' do then? continued Telemachus, with a 
moderate and docile tone. It is too late, replied Mentor, to 
conceal from her what remains of you ^ ^Hvnturcs: she knows 
so much of them, that it will be impose ir.L- to deceive her upon 
what she does not yet know; your r >uld serve onl} to ir- 

ritate her. Finish, therefore, to-morrow, to relate to her what 
the gods have doue in your favour, and learn another time to 
speak with more moderation on all that which may draw 
praises upon you. 

Telemachus received with friendship so good a counsel, and 
they laid themselves down. 



144 TELEMACHUS. 

Aussitot que Phebus eut repaiidu ses premiers 
»3s soon as Phoebus had spread his first 

rayons sur la terre, Mentor, entendant la voix de la 
rays upon the earth, Mentor, hearing the voice of the 

deesse, qui appeloit ses nymphes dans le bois, eveilla 
goddess, who called her nymphs in the wood, awoke 

Telemaque. U est temps, lui dit-i^ de vaincre le 
Telemachus. It is time, tc him said he, of to conquer the 

someih Allons retrouver Calypso: mais defi^z- vous 
sleep. Let us go to find again Calypso: but district you 

de ses douces paroles; \>t lui ouvrez jamais votre 
of her sioeet words; not to her on-u eier your 

coeur; cmgnez le porsori flatten r de ses louai 
heart; fear the poison faltering of her pr<: 

Hier eile vous eleven au-dessus de votre sa$j;e pere, 
Yesterday she. you elevated above of your wise father, 

de 1'invincible Achilie, du fameux Thesee, d'Her- 
of the invincible Millies, of the famous Theseus, of Her - 

cule devenu immortel. Sentites-vous combien cette 
cules become immortal. Did T you feel how much that 

Jouange est excessive? Crutes-vous ce qu'elle 
praise is extravagant? Believed you that wJdch she 

disoit? Sachez qu'elle ne le croit pas elle-meme: 
said? Know that she not it believe herself: 

elle ne vous loue qu'a cause qu'elle vous croit foible 
she not you praises but because that she you believes weak 



As soon as Phebus had spread his first rays upon the earlh, 
Mentor, hearing- the voice of the goddess, who called her 
nymphs in the wood, awoke Telemachus. It is time, said he, to 
conquer sleep. Let us go to meet C.'Iypso; but distrust her 
sweet words; never open your heart toiler; fear the flattering 
poison of her praises. Yesterday she raised you above your 
wise father, of the invincible Achilles, of the famous Theseus, 
of Hercules become immortak Did you feel how exce 
that praise is? Did you believe what she said? Know that 
sht does not believe it herself: she praises you only because 
she believes you weak 



TELEMACHUS, 145 

et asscz vain pour vous laisser tromper par des 

end enough vain for you to suffer to deceive by some 

louanges disproportionnees a vos actions. 
piaises disproportioned to your actions. 

Apres ces paroles, ils allerent au lieu ou la 
Jffter these words, they went to the place where the 

deesse les attendant. Eile sourit en les voyant, et 

Itss than waited. She smiled in them seeing, and 

caciia, sous line apparence de joie, la crainte et 
concealed, under an appearance of joy, the fear and 

1'iinuietude qui troubloient son cceur; car elle 
disquietude which disturbed her heart; for she 

prevoyoit que Telemaquc, conduit par Mentor, lui 

foresaw that Telemachus, conducted by Mentor, from her 

echapperoit de meme qu'Uiysse. Hatez-vous, dit- 
wculd escape of the same as Ulysses. Hasten yon, said 

elle, mon cher Telemaque, de satisfaire ma curiosite; 
she, my dear Telemachus, of to satisfy my curiosity; 

j'ai cru, pendant toute la nuit, vous voir partir 
/ have believed, during all the night, you to see depart 

de Phenicie et chercher une nouvelle destinee dans 
of Phenicia and to seek a new destiny in 

Pisie de Cypre: dites-nous done quel fut ce voyage, 

the isle of Cyprus: ttll us then what was this voyage, 

et ne perdons pas un moment. Alors on s'assit 

and not let us lose a moment. Then they themselves seated 



and vain enough to suffer yourself to be deceived by praises 
disproportioned to your actions. 

After these words, they went to the place where the god- 
dess waited for them, she smiled in seeing them, aod concealed, 
under an appearance of joy, fears and cares which disturbed 
her heart; for she foresaw that Telemachus, conducted by 
Mentor, would escape from her the same as Ulysses. Make 
haste, said she. my dear Telemachus, to satisfy my curiosity; 
1 have believed, during the whole night, to see you depart 
from Phenicia and to seek a new destiny in the isle of Cyprus; 
tell us then what this voyage was, and let us not lose a mo- 
ment. Then they seated themselves down 

N 



146 TELEMACIIUS. 

sur Fherbe, semee de violcttes, a l'ombre d'un 
upon the grass, sown ivith violets, under the shade of a 

Socage epais. 
grove thick. 

Calypso ne pouvoit s'empecher de jetter 

Calypso not leasable herself to prevent of to cast 

sans cesse des regards tendres et passiormes sur 
without ceasing some looks tender and passionate upon 
Telemaque, et de voir avec indignation que Men- 
Telemachvs, and of tc see with indignation that Men- 
tor observoit jusqu'au moindre mouvement de ses yeux. 
tor observed even to last movement of her eyes. 

Cependant toutes les nyrnphes en silence se 

However all the nymphs in silence themselves 

pencboient pour preter 1'creilJe, et faisoient une 

leaned forwards for to lend the ear, and made a 

espece de demi-cercle pour jmieux ecouter et pour 
kind of semicircle for the better to listen and for 

rnieux voir; les yeux de toute Fassemblee etoient 
the better to see; the eyes of all the assembly were 

immobiles et attaches sur Ie jeune homme. 
motionless and fixed upon the young man. 

Telemaque baissant les yeux, et rougissant avec 
Telemachus casting dewn the eyes, and blushing with 

beaucoup de grace, reprit ainsi la suite de son 
a great deal of grace, resumed thus the sequel of his 

histoire. 
history. 



Upon the grass, planted with violets, under the shade of a thick 
grove. 

Calypso could not prevent herself from casting, continually, 
tender and passionate looks on Telemachus, and seeing, with 
indignation, that Mentor observed even the least motion of 
her eyes. However, all the nymphs bent themselves forwards 
in silence, in order to hear, and made a kind of semi-circle, 
the better to listen and to see: the eyes of the assembly were 
immovable and fixed upon the young man. 

Telemachus, casting down his eyes, aud blushing with much 
grace, resumed thus the sequel of his story; 



TETLEMACHUS. 147 

Apeine lc doux souffle d Am vent favorable avqit 
Hardly the sweet breath of a wind favourable had 

rempli nos voiles, que la terre de Phenicie disparut 
filled up our sails, than the earth of Phenicia disappeared 

a nos yeux. Comme j'etois avec les Cvpriens, dont 
to our eyes. As I was with the Cyprians,- of whom 

j'ignorais les moeurs, je me resolus de me 

twits ignorant the manners, J myself resolved of me 

taire, de remarquer tout, et d'observer toutes les 
to be silent, of to remark all, and of to observe all the 

regies de la discretion pour gagner leur estime. 
rules of the discretion in order to gain their esteem. 

Mais pendant inon silence un sommeil doux et 
But during my silence a sleep sweet and 

puissant vint me saisir: mes sens etoient lies et sus- 
powerful came me to seize : my senses were bound and sus- 

pendus; je goiitois une paix et une joie profonde qui 
pended; I tasted a peace and a joy profound which 

enivroit mon cceur. 
inebriated my heart. 

Tout-a-coup je crus voir Venus qui 

All at a blow (or suddenly) I thought to see Venus who 

fendoit les nues dans son char volant conduit par 
cleft the clouds in her chariot flying conducted by 

deux colombes. Elle avbit cette eclatante beaute, 
two doves. She had that shining beauty, 

cette vive jeunesse, ces graces tendres, qui parurent 
that lively youth, those graces tender, which appeared 



Hardly had the sweet breath of a favourable wind filled up 
rur sails, than the land of Phenicia disappeared from our eyes, 
As I was with Cyprians, of the manners of whom I was ignoiant, 
I resolved to keep myself silent, to remark every thing-, and to 
observe all the rules of discretion, in order to merit their es- 
teem. But during- my silence, a sweet and powerful sleep 
came over me: my senses were bound and suspended; I tasted 
a peace and a profound jov which intoxicated my heart. 

Suddenly I thought i perceived Venus, who cleft the clouds 
in her flying chariot, conducted by two doves. She had that 
brilliancy of beauty, that lively youth, those tender graces, 
which appeared 



148 TELEMACHUS. 

en elle quand elle sortit de l'ecume de l'ocean et 

in her when she come out of the foam of the ocean and 

qu'elle eblouit lcs yeux de Jupiter meme. Elle de- 
thatshe dazzled the eyes of Jupiter himself. She de- 

scendit d'un vol rapide jusqu'aupres de moi, me mit 

scended of a flight rapid even to near cf me, on me put 

en souriant la main sur I-'epaule. et mc nommant par 
in smiling the hand upon the shoulder, and me naming by 

rnon nom, prononca ces paroles: Jeune Grec, U\ 
my name, uttered these icords: Young Greek, thou 

vas enlrer dans mon empire; tu arriveras bicnvot 
art going to enter into my empire; thou ?hall arrive scon 

dans cette isle fortunee ou les plaisirs, les Hs, les 
'into that island fortunate where the pleasures, the sm£U% the 

jeux foi&tres naissent sous mes pas. La, tu brOi 
plays wanton rise under my steps. There, thcu shall bum 

des parfums sur mes autels; la, je te plott&erai 
some perfumes upon my altars; there, J thee shall plunge 

dans un fleuve de delices. Ouvre ton cceur 

into a river of ddigh- fulness. Open ihy heart to the 

plus douces esperances; et garde -toi bfen de 

most sweet hopes; and take great care thou 

fe sister a la plus puissante de toutes les deesses. 
*o resist to the most powerful cf all the goddesses. 

vent te rend re henrcux. 
wishes thee to render happ 

En meme temps j'appergus Fenfant Cupidon, dont 
At the same time 1 perceived the child Cupid, ofxohom 



in Iter when she came out of the foam of the ocean, and when 
■iazzledevcn the. eyes of Jupiter. ^!io descended with a rapid 
dig-ht towards me, put her hand upon my shoulder, smilinpr, and. 
naming me by my name, nth &poV young- Greek, 

thou art ^ointr to enter into my island; thou wilt arrive soon 
into- that fortunate island, where ftleasuresvsihiles, and wa 
sports, ri*e under my steps. There thou shalt hum perfumes 
upon my altars; there J shall plunge thee into a river of delight. 
Open thy heart to the sweetest hopes; and beware of iv 
ing the most powerful of all the goddesses, whose pleasures are 
to make thee happy* 
At the same time I perceived the child Cupid, whose 



TELEMACHUS. 149 

Jes petites ailes s' aghant le faisoicnt voler autour 
the small icings themselves agitating him made fly around 

de sa mere, Quoiqu'il cut sur son visage la ten- 
of his mother. Although he had upon his face the ten- 

dresse, ies graces, Tcnjouement de Tenfance, ii avoit 
derness, the graces, the sprightliness of the infancy, he had 

je ne sais quoi dans ses yeux percants qui me faisoit 
/ not know ichat in his eyes piercing which me made 

peur. II riolt en me regardant; son ris etoit ma- 
off raid. He laughed in me looking; his laugh ivas ma- 
lm, moqueur et cruel. II tira de son carquois 
licious, mocking and cruel. lie drew out of his quiver 

d'or la plus aigue de ses fleches, il banda son arc, 

of gold the most sharp of his arroivs, he bent his bow. 

et alloit me percer, qtiand Minerve se montra 

and went me to pierce, when Minerva herself showed 

soudainement, pour me couvrir de son egide. Le 
suddenly, in order me to cover of her ozgis. The 

visage de cette deesse n'avoit point cette beaute molle 
visage of that goddess not had that beauty soft 

et cette langueur passionnee que j'avois remarquee 
and that languor passionate which I had remarked 

dans le visage et dans la posture de Venus. C'etoit 
in the visage and in the posture of Venus. It was 

au contraire une beaute simple, negligee, morleste; 
to the contrary a beauty stoiple, neglected, modest: 

tout etoit grave, vigoureux, noble, plein de force et de 
all was grave, vigorous, noble, full of force and of 



little wings being* agitated, made him fly around his mother. Al- 
though he had upon his face the tenderness, the graces, the 
sprightliness of infancy, he had, I do not know what, in his 
piercing eyes which made me afraid. He laughed in looking 
at me; his laugh was malicious, mocking and cruel. He drew 
out of his golden quiver the sharpest of his arrows, he bent his 
bow, and was going to pierce mc, when iVIinerva suddenly 
showed herself in order to cover me with her aegis. The vi- 
sage of this goddess had not that soft beauty and passionate lan- 
gour which I had observed in the visage and in the posture of 
Venus. Jt was, on the contrary, a simple, neglected, modest 
beauty; all was grave, vigorous, noble, full of force and 

jn 2 



150 TELEMACHUS. 

Hiageste. La fleche de Cupidon, ne pouvant pcrcer 
majesty. The arroiv of Cupid, not being able to piercf 

l'egide, tomba par terre. Cupidon, indigne, en 
the aegis, fell by the earth. Cupid, exasperated, fi 

soupira amerement; il eut honte de se voir 
sighed bitterly; he was ashamed of himself to see 

vaincu. Loin d'ici, s'ecria Minerve, loin d*iei 
conquered. Far from here } herself ciied Minerva, far from her- 

temeraire enfant! tu ne vaincras jamais que des 
rash child! thou not v:ill conquer ever but 

ames laches, qui aiment mieux tes honteux plaisirs 
souls vile, who love better thy shamfful pk-rr 

que la sagesse, la vertu et la gioire. 

than the wisdom, the virtue and the glory. 

A ces mots Tarnour irrite s 9 envola; et Venus 

At these words the love irritated himstlffud away; and Venus 

remontant vers l'OJympe, je vis long temps son char 
remounting towards the Olympus, J saw long lime her chariot 

avec ses deux colombes dans une nuee d'or et d'azur; 
with her two doves in a cloud vf gold and oj azure; 

puis elle disparut. En baissant mes yeux vers 
then she disappeared. In casting down my eyis towards 

la terrc, je ne retrouvai plus Minerve. 
'he earth, I not found any more Minerva. 

\\ me sembla que j'etois transports dans un jardin 
It to me seemed that I was transported in a garden 

delicieux, tel qu'on depeint les champs elys€jk En 
delightful, such as they depict the fields Elysians. In 



sty. The arrow of Cupid, not being able to pierce through 
he aegis, fell down upon the ground. Cupid, exasperated, 
sighed bitterly for it; he was ashamed to see himself conquer- 
ed. Begone, cried Minerva, begone rash child! thou shalt 
never conquer but vile souls, who love better thy shameful 
sures than wisdom, virtue, and glory. 
At these words Love, irritated, iled away; and Venus reas- 
-ending towards Olympus, I saw a long time her chariot, with 
vo doves, in a cloud of gold and azure; then she disappear- 
In casting down my eyes, I no longer found Minerva. . 
It seemed to me that i was transported into a delightful gar 
\ such as they describe p fields. In 



TELEMACIIUS. 151 

ce lieu je reconmts Mentor, qui me dit: fuyez cette 
place I recognised Mentor, ivho to me said; fry this 

cruelle terre, cette isle empestee, ou l'on ne 
cruel this isle 'pestiferous, where the one not 

respire que la volupte. La vertu la plus 

breathes but the voluptuousness. The virtue the more 

courrageuse y doit trembler, et ne se peutsauver 
courageous there enres to tremble, and not itself can save 

qu'en fuyant. Des que je le vis je voulus me 
•is soon as I him saic I ivas willing myself 

jeter a son ecu pour l'embrasser; mais je sentois 
to cast to his neck in order him io embrace; but 1 felt 

que mes pieds ne pouvoient se roouvoir, que 
that my feet not weie able themselves to move, that 

mes gencux se cieroboient sous moi, et que 
knees themselves sU.h from undtr me, and that 

mes mains s' eft ore ant de saisir Mentor, 

my hands themselves endeavouring of to seize Mentor, 

cherchoient unc ombre value qui m'echappoit toujours. 
a shadow vain which from me escaped always. 

Dans cet effort je m'eveillai; et je connus que ce 
-In that effort I myself awoke; and I knew that this 

songe mysierieux etoit uu avertissement divin. Je 
dream mysterious was a warning divine. J 

me semis plein de courage contre les plaisirs ct 

fctt fuM °S courage against the pleasures and 

de defiance contre moi-meme pour detester la vie 

of diffidence against myself for to detest the life 

molle des Cypriens. Mais ce qui me perca le 
soft of the Cyprians. But that which io me pierced the 

this place I recognised Mentor, who said to me: fly this cruel 
[and, this pestiferous isle, where they breathe nothing- but vo- 
luptuousness. Virtue the most courageous must tremble here, 
auJ cannot escape but by digbt. As soon as 1 saw him I wish- 
ed to cast myself on his neck to embrace him; but I felt that 
my feet could not move, that my knees failed under me, and 
that my hands, endeavouring to seize Mentor, sought but a 
vain shadow which escaped me always. 1 awoke in that effort; 
and 1 recognised that this mysterious dream was a divine ad- 
monition. I felt myself full of courage again&t the pleasures, 
with a diffidence of myself, to detest the effeminate life of the 
Cyprians. But what pierced me to the 



152 TELEMACHUS. 

eoeur fut que je cms que Mentor avoit perdu la 
heart toas that I thought that Mentor had lest his 

vie, et qu'ayant passe les ondes du Styx, il habitoit 
life, and that having passed the roams of the Styx, he inhabited 

Fheureux sejour des amesjustes. 
the happy sojourn of the souls just. 

Cette pensee me fit repandre un torrent de larmes. 
That thought me made shed a toirent of tears. 

On me demanda pourquoi je pieurois. Les larmes, 
They to me demanded why I wept. The tears, 

repondis-je, ne conviennent que trop a un malheureux 
answered I, not accord but too much to one unhappy 

etranger qui erre sans esperance de revoir sa 
stranger who wanders without hopes of to see again his 

patrie. Cependant, tous les Cypriens qui etoient dans 
country. In the meanwhile, all the Cyprians who were in 

le vaisseau s' abandonnoient a une fulle joie. 
the vessel themselves abandoned to a mad joy. 

Les rameurs, ennemis du travail, s' endormoient 
The rowers, enemies of ivork, themselves slept 

sur leurs rames; le pilote, couronne de fleurs, laissoit 
upon their oars; the pilot, crowned of flowers, left 

le gouvernail, et tenoit en sa main une grande cruche 
the rudder, and held in his hand a large pitcher 

de vin qu'il avoit presque videe; lui et tous les 
of wine which he had almost emptied; he and all the 

autres, troubles par la fureur de Bacchus, chant6ient 
others, troubled by the fury of Bacchus, sung 



heart was, that I believed that Mentor had lost his life, and 
that, having- crossed the waves of the Styx, he inhabited the 
happy abode of the just souls. 

That thought made me shed a torrent of tears. They asked 
me why I wept. Tears, replied I, suit but too well an unfor- 
tunate stranger who wanders without the hope to see his coun- 
try again. In the meanwhile all the Cyprians who were in the 
vessel gave themselves up to the most extravagant mirth. The 
rowers, averse to work, slept upon their oars: the pilot, crown- 
ed with flowers, left the rudder, and held in his hands a large 
pitcher of wine, which he had almost emptied; he and all the 
others, troubled by the fury of Bacchus, sung 



TELEMACHUS. 153 

a l'honneur de Venus et de Cupidon des vers qui 
to the honour of Venus and of Cupid some verses which 

devoient faire horreur a tous ccux qui aiment la 
were to cause horror to all those who love the 

vertu. 
virtue. 

Pendant qu'ils oubiioient ainsi les clangers de la mery 
Whilst that they forgot thus the dangers of the sea, 

une soudaine tempete tronbla le ciel et la mer. Les 

« sudden tempest disturbed the heaven and the sea. The 

vents decbaines mugissoient avec fureur dans les voiles; 
winds unchained bellowed with fury in the sails; 

les ondes noires- battoient les flancs du navire, qui 
the ivaves black beat the sides of ship, which 

gemissoat sous leurs coups. Tantot nous mon'tions 
groaned under their strokes. Sometimes we mounted 

sur le dos des vjagu es enflees, tantot la mer 
upon the back of the waves swelled up, sometimes the sea 

sembl6it se derober sous le navire et nous precipiter 
seemed itself to steal wider the slip and us to precipitate 

dans Tabyme. Nous appercevions aupres de nous 
into the abyss. We perceived near of us 

des rochers contre lesquels les flots irrites se 

seme rocks against which the waxes irritated themselves 

brisoient avec un bruit horrible. Alors je compris 
broke with a noise horrible. Then I understood 

par experitv *• ce que j'avois sonvent qui dire a* 

by experience, that which I had often heard say by 



<o ttie honour of Venus and of Cupid, verses which ought to 
excite horror in all those who love virtue. 

Whilst that they forgot thus the dangers of the sea, a sud- 
den tempest disturbed the heavens and the waters. The 
winds let loose, bellowed with fury in the sails; the black waves 
beat the sides of the ship, which groaned under their strokes. 
Sometimes we mounted upon the back of the swelled-up 
waves, sometimes the r ,ea seemed to steal itself from under the 
ship, and to precipitate us down into the abjss. We perceived 
near to us some rocks against which the irritated waves broke 
with a horrid dash. I comprehended then, by experience, what 
1 had often heard 



154 TELEMACHUS. 

Mentor, que les homines mous et abaiidonnes au 
Mentor , that the men soft and given up to the 

plaisir manquent de courage dans les dangers. Tous 
pleasure wants of courage in the dangers. Ml 

nos Cypriens abattus pleurbient comme des femmes; 
our Cyprians overwhelmed v:ept as some women; 

je n'entendois que des cris pitoyables, que des regrets 
/ not heard but some cries pitiable, but some regrets 

sur les delices de la vie, que de vaines promesses aux 
upon the delights of the life, but of vain promises to the 

dieux pour leur faire des sacrifices si on pouvbit 
gods for to them to ma\e some sacrifices if they could 

arriver au port. Personne ne conservoit assez de 
arrive to the port. Nobody n<>t preserved enough of 

presence d'esprit, ni pour ordonner les manoeuvres, 
presence of mind, neither in order to order the manauvres, 

ni pour les faire. 11 me parut. que je devois, en 
nor for them to make. It to me appeared that I ought t in 

sauvant ma vie, sauvcr celle- des a Jc pris 

saving my life, to save that of the others. I took 

le gouvernaii en main, parceque ie pilote, trouble 
the rudder in hand, because tkt pilot, disturbed 

par le vin comme une bacchante, etoit hors d'etat 
by the wine as a bacchanalian, Mas out of condition 

de connbitre le danger du vaisseau; j'encourageai 
of to know the danger of the vessel; J encouraged 

les matelots effrayes; je leur fis abaisser les voiles; 
the sailors frightened; I than made lower the 



Mentor saj', that effeminate men, given up to pleasure, want 
courage in dangers. Ail our Cyprians were overwhelmed, and 
wept like women; I heard hut pitiful cries, regrets on the 
pleasures of life, and vain promises to the gods to make sacri- 
fices to them if they could arrive into the port. Nobody pre- 
served presence of mind sufficient to order the manoeuvres, 
or to direct them. It appeared to me that I ought, in saving 
my life, to save that of others. I took the rudder in hand, be- 
cause the pilot, disturbed by the wine as a Bacchanalian, was 
not in a condition to know the donger of the vessel: 1 encourag- 
ed the affrighted sailors; I made them lower the sails; 



TELEMACHUS. \$h 

ils ramerent vigoureusement: nous passames au 
they rowed with vigour: we past to the 

Iravers des ecueiis, et nous vimes de pies 

cross (across) of the dangers, and we saw of near 

toutes les horreurs de la mort. 
all the horrors of the death. 

Cette aventure parut comme un songe a tous 
That adventure appeared as a dream to alt 

ceux qui me devoient la conservation de leur vie; ils 
those who tome owed the preservation of their life; they 

me regardoient avec etonnemcnt. Nous arrivames en 
on me look with astonishment. We arrived into 

l'isle de Cypre au mois du printemps qm est consacre 
the isle of Cyprus to the month of spring which is consecrated 

a Venus. Cette saison, disoient les Cypriens, convient 
to Venus. That season, mid the Cypiians, suits 

a cette deesse; car elle semble animer toute la 
to that goddess; for she seems to animate all the 

nature, et faire n'aitftS les plasirs comme les 
nature, and cause to rise the pleasures as the 

fleurs. 
flowers. 

En arrivant dans l'isle, je sentis nn air doux qui 
In arriving into the island, I felt an air soft which 

rendoit les corps laches et parresseux, mais qui 
rendered the bodies relaxed and lazy, but which 

inspiroit une hnmeur enjouee et folatre. Je re- 
inspired an humour gay and icanton. I re- 



they rowed with vigour: we passed between the rocks, and 
saw near us, all the horrors of death. 

This adventure appeared as a dream to all those who were 
indebted to me for the preservation of their lives; they looked 
on me with astonishment. We arrived into the island of Cy- 
prus, in the month of the spring which is consecrated to Venus. 
That season, said the Cyprians, is agreeable to that goddess: 
for it seems to animate all nature, to give birth to pleasures 
and flowers together. 

At our arrival in the island, I felt a mild air which rendered 
the bodies heavy and lazy, but which inspired a gay and wan- 
ton humour. I re- 



156 TELEMACHUS. 

marquai que la campagne, naturellcmcnt ferlih 
marked that the country. naturally fertile and 

agreable, etoit presque incuitc, tant les habitants 
agreeable, was almost uncultivated, so much the inhabitants 

etoient enncmis du travail. Je vis de tons cotes 
were enemies of the work. I saw of all sides 

des femmes et de jeunes filles vainement parees, 
some women and some young girls vainly drtssed, 

qui alloient, en chantant les louanges de Venus, 
who went in singing the praises of Venus, 

se devouer £ son temple. La beaiue, les 

themselves to devote to her ' temple. The beauty, the 

graces, la joie, lcs'plasirs, eclatoient egalement sur 
graces, the joy, the pleasures, shone equally upon 

leurs visages, rnais les graces y etoient affectecs. 
their visages, but the graces there were affected. 

On n'y voyoit point une noble simplicity et u^e 
They not there saw a noble simplicity and a 

pudeur aimable, qui fait le plus grand charme tie 
modesty amiable, phith makes the more great charms of 

la baeme. L'air de molesse, Fart de composer 
the beauty. The air of softness, the art of to compose 

leurs visages, leur parure vaine, leur demarche 
their visages, their dress vain, their walk 

languissante, leurs regards qui sembloient chercher 
languishing, their looks which seemed to stek 

ceux des hommes, leur jalousie entre elles pour 
those .of men, their jealousy between them in order 



marked that the country, naturally fertile and agreeable, was 
almost uncultivated, so much the inhabitants were averse to 
work. I saw on all sides women and young girls vainly dressed, 
who were going, in singing- the praises of Venus, to devote 
themselves at her temple. Beauty, grace, joy, aud pleasure 
equally sparkled upon their faces, but the graces were there 
affected. There was none of that noble simplicity or that 
amiable modesty, which make the greatest charm of beauty. 
The air of effeminacy, the art of composing their faces, their 
vain dress, their languishing walk, their looks which seemed 
to draw those of men, their jealousy among themselves 



TELEMACHUS. 157 

allumer de grandes passions, en un mot, tout ce 
to kindle of great -passions, in one word, all that 

que je voyois dans ces femmes me sembloit vil 
which I saw in these women to me seemed vile 

et meprisable: a force de vouloir plaire elles me 
and despicable: by force, of to he willing to please they me 

degoutoient. 
disgusted. 

On me conduisit au temple de la deesse; elle 
They me conducted to the temple of the goddess; she 

en a plusieurs dans cette isle; car elle est 

ofikem has several in that island; for she is 

particulierement adoree a Cythere, a Idalie et a 
particularly worshipped at Cytherea, at Idalia and at 

Paphos. C ? est a Cythere que je fus conduit 
Paphos. It is at Cytherea that I was conducted. 

Le temple est tout de marbre; c'est un parfait 
The temple is all of marble; it is a perfect 

peristyle; les colonnes sont d'une grosseur et d'une 
peristyle: the columns are of a largeness and of a 

hauteur qui rendent cet edifice tres majesteux: au- 

height which render this edifice very majestic: a- 

dessus de l'architrave et de la frise sont a chaque 
bove of the architrave and of the frieze are to every 

face de grands frontons ou Ton voit en bas-relief 
side some large frontons where the one sees in basso-relievo 

toutes les plus agreables aventures de la deesse. A 
all the most agreeable adventures of the goddess. At 



to excite great passions, in a word, all that which I saw in these 
women, appeared to me vile and despicable: this immoderate 
desire to please, excited my aversion 

One conducted me to the temple of the goddess; she has 
several in that island; for she is particularly worshipped at 
Cytbera, at Idalia, and at Paphos. It was at Cythera that I was 
conducted. The temple is all of marble; it is a perfect peris- 
tyle; the columns are of such bigness, and of a height as to make 
this edifice very majestic: above the architecture and the frieze 
are at every face lar^e frontoons where are seen in basso-relievo 
all the most agreeable adventures of the goddess. At 

o 



158 TELEMACHUS. 

Ja porte du temple est sans cesse une foule de 
the door of the temple is without ceasing a crowd of 

peuples qui viennent faire leurs offrandes. 
people who come to make their offerings. 

On n'egorge jamais, dans Penceinte du lieu 
They not slaughter ever, within the enclosure of the place 

sacfe, aucune victime; on n'y brule point, comme 
sacredy any . victim; they not there burn, as 

ailleurs, la graisse des genisses et des tauraux; 
elsewhere, the grease of the heifers and of bulls; 

on n'y repand jamais leur sang: on presente 
they not there shed ever their blood: they present 

seulement devant Pautel les betes qu'on offre; 
only before the altar the beasts which they offer; 

et on n'en peut offrir aucune qui ne soit 
and they not of them can offer any who not be 

jeune, blanche, sans defaut et sans tache: on les 
young, white, without defect and icithout spot: they them 

eouvre de bandelettes de pourpre brodees d'or: 
cover of bandelets of purple embroidered of gold; 

leurs cornes sont dorees et ornees de bouquets de 
their herns are gilded and adorned of bunches of 

fleurs odoriferantes. Apres qu'elles ont ete pre- 
Jlowers odoriferous. Jifter that they have been pre- 

sentees devant Fautel, on les renvoie dans un lieu 
sented before the altar, they them send back into a place 



the door of the temple is constantly a crowd of people who 
come to make their offerings. 

Never any victim is slaughtered within the enclosure of this 
sacred place; the fat of the heifers and bulls is not burnt there 
as elsewhere; they never shed their blood there: they only 
present before the altars the beasts which they offer; and no 
one is offered which is not young, white, and free from blem- 
ishes and spots: they are covered with fillets of purple em- 
broidered with gold: their horns are gilded and adorned with 
bunches of odoriferous flowers. After their having been pre- 
sented before the altar, they are sent back to a private place, 



TELEM^CHUS. 159 

ecarte, ou elles sont egorgees pour les festins des 
aside, where they are slaughtered for the festivals of the 

pretres de la deesse. 

priests of the goddess. 

Oil offre aussi toutes sortes de liqueurs parfumees, 

They offer also all sorts of liquors peyfumed, 

et du vin plus doux que le nectar. Les pretres 

and, of the wine more sweet than the nectar. The priests 

sont revetus de longues robes blanches avee des 

are dressed of long robes white with some 

ceintures d'or et des franges de merne au bas 
girdles of gold and some fringes of the same to the bottom 

de leurs robes. On brule nuit et jour sur les au- 

of their robes. They burn night and day upon the al~ 

tels les parfums les plus exquis de Porient, et ils 
tars the perfumes the most exquisite of the east) and they 

forment une espece de nuage qui monte vers le cieL 
form a kind of cloud which mounts towards the heavem 

Toutes les collonnes du temple sont ornees de festons 
All the columns of the temple are adorned of festoons 

pendant; tous les vases qui servent au sacrifice sont 
hanging; all the vases which are used in the sacrifice are 

d'or; un bois sacre de myites environne le batiment. 
of gold; a xoood sacred of myrtle surrounds the building, 

II n'y a que de jeunes garcons et de jeunes filles 
It not there has but rf young boys and of young girls 

d'une rare beaute qui puissent presenter les victims 
of a rare beauty who can present the victims 



where they are slaughtered for the festivals of the priests of the 
goddess. 

They also offer all kind of perfumed liquors, and wine sweet- 
er than nectar. The priests are clad with long white robes, 
with girdles of gold, and fringes of the same at the bottom of 
their robes. They burn, night and day, upon the altars, the most 
exquisite perfumes of the east, and they form a kind of cloud 
which ascends towards heaven. All the columns of the temple 
are adorned with hanging festoons; all the vases which are used 
in the sacrifice are of gold; a sacred wood of myrtle surrounds 
the building. There are but young boys and young giris of a 
rare beauty who can present the victims 



160 TELEMACHU3. 

aux pretres, et qui osent allumer le feu des autels. 
to the priests, and who can kindle the fire of the altars. 

Mais rimpudence et la dissolution deshonorent un 
But the impudence and the dissolution dishonour a 

J^ temple si mJTgninque. 
temple so magnificent. 

D'abord, j'eus horreur de tout ce que je voyiis; 
Jit first, lhad hoiror of all that which I saw; 

mais insensiblement je commencois a m ? y 

but insensibly I began to myself to them 

accoutumer. Le vice ne m'efTrayoit plus; toutes les 
accustom. The met not me frightened any more; all the 

compagnies nrinspiroient je ne sais quelle inclination 
companies to me inspired I not know ivhat inclination 

pour le desordre: on se moquoit de rnon inno- 
for the disorder: they themselves mocked of my inno- 
cence; ma retenue et ma pudeur servoient de jouet a 
eence; my restraint and my modesty served of sport to 

ces peuples effrontes. On n'cublioit rien pour 
these people shameless. They not forgot anything for 

exciter toutes mes passions, pour me tendre des 
to excite all my passions, for to ?ne lay some 

pieges, et pour reveiller en moi le gout des plaisirs. 
snares, and for to raise in me the relish of the pleasures. 

Je me sentois aftoiblir tous les jours; la bonne 
I myself felt weakened every the days; the good 

education que j'avois recue ne me soutenoit presque 

education ivhich lhad received not me sustained almost 



to the priests, and who dare to kindle the fire of the altars. 
But impudence and dissolution xlishonour so magnificent a 
temple. 

At first, I had a horror of all that which I saw; but I began 
insensibly to accustom myself to it. Vice frightened me no 
longer; every company inspired me I know not with what an 
inclination for disorder: they laughed at my innocence; my re- 
straint and my modesty served as a sport to these shameless 
people. They forgot nothing to excite all m\ passions, to lay 
snares for me, and to awake in me a taste for pleasure. I feit 
myself weakening everyday; the good education that lhad 
.ved sustained me 



TELEMACHUS. 161 

plus; toutes mes bonifes resolutions s* 

any longer; all my good resolutions themselves 

evanouissoient. Je ne me sentois plus la force de 
vanished. I not in me felt any more the force of 

resister au mal qui me pressoit de tous cotes. 
to resist to the evil which me pressed of all sides. 

J'avois merne une mauvaise honte de la vertu. J'etois 
I had even a bad shame of the virtue. i I was 

comme un homme qui nage dans une riviere profonde 
as a man who swims in a river profound 

et rapide: d'abord il fend les eaux et remonte contre 
and rapid: at first he cleaves the waters and reascends against 

le torrent; mais si les bords sont escarpes, et s'il 
the torrent; but if the borders are steep, and if he 

ne peut se reposer sur le rivage, il se lasse 
not can himself rest upon the ^bank, he himself tires 

enfin peu-a-peu, sa force l'abandonne, ses membres 
at last little by little, his strength him far sokes, his limbs 

epueses s'engourdissent, et le cours du fleuve 
exhausted themselves grow benumbed, and the course of the river 

l'entraine. 
him drags down. 

Ainsi mes yeux commencoient a s' obscurcir, 
Thus my eyes began to themselves to be obscured, 

mon cceur tomboit en defaillance; je ne pouvoit 
my heart was falling into a swoon; I not was able 

plus rappeller ni ma raison ni le souvenir 

any longer recall neither my • reason nor the remembrance 



no more; all my good resolutions vanished away. I no longer 
felt in me the force to resist the evil which pressed me on all 
sides. I even had a bad shame of virtue. I was as a man who 
swirns a profound and rapid river, he cleaves at first the waters 
and reascends against the torrent, but if the borders are steep, 
if he cannot rest himself upon the bank, at last he gets tired by 
degrees, his force forsakes him, his exhausted limbs grow be- 
numbed, and the course of the river drags him down. 

Thus rny eyes began to grow dim, my heart fainted within 
me; I could neither recall my reason nor the remembrance 

o 2 



162 TELEMACHUS. 

des vertus de mon pere. Le songe ou je croyois 
of the virtues of my father. The dream in which I Relieved 

avoir vu le sage Mentor descendu aux champs 
to have seen the wist Mentor descended to the field 

elysees achevoit de nie decourager: une secrete et 
elysians finished of me to discourage: a secret and 

douce langueur s' emparoit de moi. J'aimois deja 
sweet langour itself seized of my. I loved already 

le poison flatteur qui se glissoit de veine en 
the poison flattering which itself glided of vein to 

veine et qui penetroit jusqu'a la moille de mes os. 
vein and which pe7ietrated even to the marrow of my bones. 

Je poussois jrteanmoins encore de profonds soupirs; 
1 shed nevertheless yet of the deep groans; 

je versois des larmes ameres; je rugissois comme un 
J shed of the tears bitter; I roared as a 

lion, dans mafureur. O maiheureuse jeunesse! disois- 
Hon, in my fury. unhappy youth! said- 

je: O dicux qui vous jouez crueliement des hommes, 
/: gods who you sport cruelly of men, 

pourquoi les faites vous passer par cet age, qui est un 
v:hy the make you to pass by this age, which is a 

temps de folie et de fievre ardente? Oh! que ne suis-je 
time of madness and of fever burning? Oh! why not am I 

convert de cheveux blancs, courbe et proche du 

covered of hairs white, bent down and near of the 

tombeau, comme Laerte, mon aieul! la mort me seroit 
tcmby as Laertes, my grandfather! the death to me would be 



of the virtues of my father. The dream during which I be- 
lieved I had seen the wise Mentor descended to the Elysian 
fields, finished to discourage me; a secret and agreeahle lan- 
guor took |0?3 ssion of me. I already loved the flattering- 
poison, which glided from vein to vein, and which peuetratcd 
even to the marrow of my bones. 1 nevertheless uttered yet 
deep sighs; 1 shed bitter tears; I roared as a lion, in my fury. 
O unhappy youth! said I; O god*, who sport so cruelly with 
men, why do you make them pass through that age) which is 
ri time of folly and of burning fever. Oh! why am I not covered 
with white hairs, bent down and near to the grave, as Laertes, 
my grandfather! death would be 



TELEMACHUS. 16$ 

plus douce que la foiblesse honteuse ou je me 
more sweet than the weakness shameful in which I me 

vois. 

see. 

A peine avois-je ainsi parle que ma douleur s 5 
Hardly had I thus spoken that my grief itself 

adoucissoit, et que mon cceur, enivre d'une folle 
grew milder, and that my heart, intoxicated of a mad 

passion, secouoit presque toute pudeur; puis je me 
passion, shook off almost all modesty; then I myself 

voyois replonge dans un ahyme de remords. Pen- 
saw replugged into an abyss of remorses. Dur~ 

dant ce trouble, je courois errant ca et la 
ing that trouble, I ran wandering here and there 

dans le sacre bocage, semblable a une biche qu'un 
within the sacred grove, like to a hind that a 

chasseur a blessee: elle court au-travers des vastes 
hunter has wounded: she runs across of the vast 

fore is pour soulager sa douleur; mais la flcclie qui 
forests in order to assuage her pain; but the arrow which 

Ta percee dans le flanc la suit par-tout; elle porte 
her, has pierced in the side her follows everywhere; she carries 

par-tout avec elle le trait meurtrier. Ainsi je courois 
everywhere with her the shaft murderer. Thus I ran 

en vain pour m' oublier moi-meme; et rien 

in vain in order myself to forget myself; and nothing 

n'adoucissoit la plaie de mon cceur. 
not softened the wound of my heart. 



sweeter to me than tiie shameful weakness in which I see my- 
self. 

Hardly had I spoken thus, when my grief became milder, 
and my heart, intoxicated with a mad passion, shook otFall mod- 
esty; then 1 saw myself replunged into an abyss of remorse. 
During that trouble, I ran wandering here and there io the sa- 
cred grove, like to a stag that a hunter has wounded: she runs 
across vast forests to soften her pain; but the arrow which has 
pierced her in her side follows her every where; she carries 
everywhere the murderous shaft. Thus I ran in vain that I 
might forget myself, but nothing could assuage my heart. 



164 TELEMACHUS. 

En ce moment j'appercus assez loin de fnoi, dans 
In that moment Iperceived enough far of me, in 

Pombre epaisse de ce bois, la figure du sage Men- 
the shade thick of that icood, the figure of the wise Men- 
tor: mais son visage me parut si pale, si triste et 
tor: but his visage to me appeared so pale, so sad and 

si austere, que je ne pus en ressentir aucune *joie. 
so austere, that I not was able of it to feel any joy. 

Est-ce done vous, m'ecriai-je, 6 mon cher ami, mon 
Is it then you,, myself cried I, my dear friend, my 

unique esperance? est-ce vous? quoi done! est-ce vous 
only hope? is it you? what then! is it you- 

meme? une image trompeuse ne vient elle pas abuser 
yourself? an image deceitful not comes she to abuse 

mes yeux? est-ce vous, Mentor? n'est-ce point votre 
my eyes? is it you, Mentor? not is it your 

ombre encore sensible a mes maux? n'etes vous point 
shade yet sensible to my pains? not are you 

au rang des ames heureuses qui jouissent de leur 
in the rank of the souls happy who enjoy of their 

vertu, et a qui les dieux donnent des plaisirs purs 
virtue, and to whom the gods give some pleasures pure 

dans une eternelle paix aux champs elysiens? parlez, 
in an eternal peace in the fields elysians? speak, 

Mentor, vivez vous encore? suis-je assez heureux pour 
Mentor, live you still? am I enough happy for 

vous posseder? ou bien n'est-ce qu'une ombre de mon 
you to possess? or well not is it but a shade of my 



In this moment I perceived, pretty far from me, in the thick 
shade of that wood, the figure of the wise Mentor; but his face 
appeared so pale, so sad, and so austere, that I could not feel 
any joy at it. Is it then you, cried I, O my dear friend, my on- 
ly hope? is it you? what then is it yourself? does not a deceit- 
ful image cornii to abuse my eyes? is it you, Mentor? is it not 
your shade yet sensible of my motions? are you not among the 
happy souls who enjoy their virtue, und4o whom the gods give 
pure pleasures in au eternal peace in the Elysian fields? speak, 
Mentor, do you still live? am I happy enough to possess you? 
or is it but a vain shadow of my 



TELEMACHUS. 165 

ami? En disant ces paroles je courois vers 

friend? In saying these words I was running towards 

lui, tout transports, jusqu'a perdre la respiration: il 
him, all transported, even to lose the breath: he 

m'attendoit tranquiilement sans faire un pas vers 
for me ivaited tranquilly without to make a step towards 

moi. O dieux, vous le savez, quelle fut ma joie quand 
me. O gods, you it know, w.hat was my joy when 

je sentis que mes mains le touchoient! Non, ce 

I felt that my hands him touched! No, it 

n'est pas une vaine ombre! je le tiens, je l'embrasse, 
not is a vain shade! I him hold, I him embrace, 

mon cher Mentor! C'est ainsi que je m'ecriai. 
my dear Mentor! It is thv.s that I myself cried out. 

J'arrosai son visage cl'un torrent de larmes; je de- 
Ibedewed his visage of a torrent of tears; I re- 

meurcis attache a son cou sans pouvoir parler. 
mained bound to his neck without being able to speak. 

II me regardoit tristement avec des yeux pleins 
He me look sadly with of the eyes full 

d'une tendre compassion. 
of a tender compassion. 

Enfin je lui dis. Helas! d'oii venez-vous? 
rftlast I to him said. Jllas! from whence come you? 

en quels clangers ne m'avez vous point laisse pendant 
in what dangers not me have you lefb during 

votre absence! et que ferois-je maintenant sans vous? 
your absence! and what would I do now without you? 



friend? In saying- these words I ran towards him, all trans- 
ported, even to loee my breath: lie waited for me tranquilly, 
without advancing" a step towards me. O gods! you know it, 
what was my joy when I felt that my hand touched him! no it 
h not a vain shadow! I hold him, I embrace him, my dear Men- 
tor! It was thus [exclaimed. I bedewed his visage with a 
torrent of tears: 1 remained fixed on his neck without being- 
able to utter a word. He looked on me with sorrow and with 
eyes full of compassion. 

In fine, I said to him. Alas! whence come you? in what pe- 
ril have you not left me during- your abseuce! and what 
would I do now without you? 



166 



TELEMACHUS. 



Mais sans repondre a nies questions: fuyez! me 
But without to answer to my questions: fly! tome 

dit-il (Pun ton terrible; fuyez! hatez vous de fuir! ici 
said he of a tone terrible: fly! hasten you of to fly! here 

la terre ne porte pour fruit que du poison; Pair 
the earth not bears for fruits but of the. poison; the air 

qu'on respire est empeste; les hommes, contagieux, ne 
that ont breathes is pestiferous, the men, contagious, not 

se parlent que pour se cornmuni- 

to one another speak but in order to one another communi- 

quer un venin mortel. La volupte lache et. infame, 
cate a venom mortal. The voluptuousness base and infamous, 

qui est le plus horrible des maux sortis de la boite 
which is the most horrible of the evils come out of the box 

de Pandore, amoliit les cceurs, et ne s^uffre ici aucune 
of Pandora, softens the hearts, and not suffers here any 

vertu. Fuyez! que tardez vous? ne regardez pas meme 
virtue. Fly! why delay you? not look even 

derriere vous en fuyant; effaces jusques au moindre 
behind you in flying; blot out even to the least 

souvenir de cette isle execrable. 
remembrance of that isle execrable. 

II dit, et aussitot je semis comme un nuage epais 
He said, and immediately I felt as a cloud thick 

qui se dissipoit sur mes yeux, et qui me 
ivhich itself was dissipating upon my eyes, and which me 

laissoit voir la pure lumiere; une joie douce et pleine 
let see the pure light; a joy sweet and full 



but without answering 1 my questions: fly! said he tome with a 
terrible voice; fly! hasten to fly' here the earth bears poison 
instead of fruits; the air which you breathe is pestiferous; the 
men, contagious, speak only to communicate a mortal venom 
to one another. The vile and infamous voluptuousness, which 
is the most horrid of the evils that issued out of Pandora's box, 
soften the hearts, and suffers here no virtue, fly! why do you 
delay? do not even look behiud you in flying! blot out even the 
least remembrance of this execrable island. 

He said, and immediately 1 felt as a thick cloud which was 
dissipating from above my eyes, and which let me see the 
light in its purity! a sweet joy and full 



TELEMACHUS. 167 

d ? un ferme courage renaissoit dans mon cceur. 
of a firm courage revived in my heart, 

Cette joie etoit bien differente de cette autre joie molle 
That joy was very different of that other joy soft 

et folatre dont mes sens avoient d'abord ete 
and wanton of which my senses had at first been 

empoisonnes: Tune est une joie d'ivresse et de trouble, 
poisoned: the one is a joy of intoxication and of trouble^ 

qui est entrecoupee de passions furieuses et de cuisants 
which is interrupted of passions fut ions and of burning 

remords: Tautre est une joie de raison, qui a 
remorse: the other is a joy of reason, which has 

quelque choser de bienheureux et de celeste; eile est 
some thing of happy and of celestial; it is 

toujours pure et egale, rien ne peut Pepuiser; plus 
always pure and equal, nothing not is able it to exhaust; the more 

on s'y plonge, plus eile est douce; elle ravit 
one himself in it plunges, the more it is sweet; it transports 

Tame sans la troubler. Alors je versai des larmes 
the soul without it to disturb. Then I shed of the tears 

de joie, et je trouvois que rien n'etoit si doux que 
of joy. and I found that nothing not was so sweet than 

de pleurer ainsi. O heureux, disois-je, les hommes a 
of to vjeep thus. happy, said I, the men to 

qui la vertu se montre dans toute sa beaute! peut 
whomthe virtue herself shoics in all her beauty! can 



of a firm courage revived in my heart. This joy was very dif- 
ferent from that other soft and wanton joy with which my sen- 
ses had been poisoned: one is a joy of intoxication aud confu- 
sion, which is interrupted by furious passions and burning 
remorses: the other is the joy of reason, which has something' 
very happy and celestial; it is always pure and equal; it cannot 
be exhausted; the more one plunges into it, the more sweet it is; 
it transports the soul with delight and never disturbs it. I there- 
fore shed tears of joy, and found that there was nothing so sweet 
as to weep thus. O happy, said I, the men to whom virtue 
shows herself in all her beauty! can 



1-68 



TELEMACHUS. 



on la voir sans l'aimer! peut on l'aimer sans 
one her to see without her to love! can one her to love without 

etre heureux. 
to be happy. 

Mentor me clit: il faut que je vous quitte; je 
Mentor to me said: it is necessary that J you quit; I 

pars dans ce moment: il ne m'est pas permis de 
am going in this moment: it not to me is permitted of 

m'arreter. Ou allez-vous done? lui repondis-je: 
me to stop. Where are going you then? to him replied 1 ': 

en quelle terre inhabitable ne vous suivrai-je point? 
in what earth uninhabitable not you willfollow I? 

ne croyez pas pouvoir m'echapper; je mourrai plutot 
not believe to be able me to escape; I sKall die rather 

sur vos pas. En disant ces paroles, je le tenois 
upon your steps. In saying these words. I him held 

serre de toute ma force. C'est en vain, me dit-il, que 
pressed of all my force. It is in vain, to me said he, that 

vous esperez de me retenir. Le cruel Metophis me 
you hope of me to retain. The cruel Metoplm me 

vendit a des Eihiopiens ou Arabes. Ceux-ci etant 
sold to some Ethiopians or Arabians. These being 

alles a Damas en Syrie pour leur commerce, voulurent 
gone to Damas in Syria for their commerce, were willing 

se defaire de moi, croyant en tirer une 

iliemselves to get rid of me, believing from me to draw a 

grande somme d'un nomine Hazael, qui cherchoit 
great sum from one named Hazael, who sought 



any one sec her and not love her! can any one love her and not 
be happy! 

Mentor said to me: I must leave you; I depart in this mo- 
ment: it is not permitted me to stop. Where do you go then 3 
replied 1: in what uninhabitable earth shall I not follow you? 
do not believe you will be able to escape from me; I shall die 
on your steps. In saying these words, I held him pressed with 
all my force. It is in vain, said he, that you expect to retain 
me. The cruel Metophis sold me to the Ethiopians or Arabi- 
ans. These, having gone to Damas in Syria for tbeir commerce, 
wished to gel rid o( mc. thinking that they might sell me for a 
large sum of money to a certain Hazael, who sought 



TELEMACHUS. 



109 



pour 
in order 



un esciave Grec 

a slave Greek 

Grece, et pour s'instruire 
Greeks, and in order himself instruct of 

effet Hazael m'acheta cherement 
fact Hazael me bought dearly. 

appris dc nos moeurs lui a donne la 
taught of our manners to him has given the 



connoitre les moeurs de la 
to know the manners of the 

de nos sciences. En 
our sciences. In 

Ceque je lui ai 
What I to him have 

curiosite de 

curiosity of 



passer dans Tisle de Crete pour etudier les sages lois 
to pass in the isle of Crete for to study the wise laws 

de Minos. Pendant notre navigation les vents nous 
of Minos. During our navigation the winds 

ont contraints de relacher dans 1'isle de Cypre. 
have constrained of to put in in the isle of Cyprus. 

attendant un vent favorable, il est venu faire 
waiting for a wind favourable, he is 

offrandes au temple: le voila qui 
offerings to the temple: him behold who 

vents nous appelientj deja nos voiles 



come to make 

en sort; 
cut of it comes; 



us 

En 
J* 

ses 

IUs 

les 



s' enflent. 

call; already our sails themselves are swelling 



winds us 

Adieu, cher Telemaque: un esciave qui craint le^ 

slave who fears 

son maitre. Les dicux 
his master. The giis 

d'etre a moi: si j'eiois 
of to be to me: if 1 

ne serois qu'a vous se 
not would be but to you alone 



Adieu, dear Telemachus: a 

dieux doit suivre fklelement 
gods must follow faithfully 

ne me permettent plus 

permit any longer 



not to me 



ajnoi, ils le 
to me, they it 



savent 
know, 



/ 



a Greek slave in order to know the manners of Greece, and to 
learn our sciences. Iu fact he has bought me very dear. What 
I have taught him concerning- our manners has given him the 
curiosity to pass into the island of Crete, to study the wise laws 
of Mioo:>. During* our navigation the winds ha> e constrained 
us to put up in the isle of Cyprus. Waiting for a favourable 
wind, he i^ come lo make his offerings in the temple: behold 
him who comes forth from it; the winds call us; already our 
sails are swelled. Adieu, my dear TYlemachus; a slave who 
fears the g si faithfully follow his master. The gods do 

no longer permit me to belong to myself: if I belonged to my* 
self, ( it. to you aione would 1 belong 

r 



170 TELEMACHUS. 

Adieu: souvenez vous des travaux d'Ulysse et des 
Adieu* remember you of the toils of Ulysses and of the 

larmes de Penelope; souvenez-vous des justes dieux. 
tears of Penelope; ' remember you of the just gods. 

O dieux, protecteurs de Pinnocence, en quelle terre 
O gods j protectors of the innocence, in what land 

suis-je contraint de laisser Telemaque! 
am I constrained of leave Telemachusl 

Non, non, lui dis-je, mon cher Mentor, il ne 
No, no, to him said I, my dear Mentor, it not 

dependra pas de vous de me laisser ici: plutot mourir 
will depend of you of me to leave here: rather to die 

que de vous voir partir sans moi. Ce maitre 
than of you to see to depart without me. This master 

Syrien est il impitoyable? est ce une tigresse dont 
Syrian is he unmerciful? is it a tigress of whom 

il a suce les mamelles dans son enfance? voudra-t-il 
he has sucked the teats in his infancy? will be loilling he 

vous arraeher d'entre mes bras? il faut qu'il 

you to tear from between my arms? it is necessary that he 

me donne la mort, ou qu'il souffreque je vous suive. 
to me gives the death, or that he suffer that I you follow. 

Vdus m'exhortez vous-meme a fuir, et vous ne 
You me exhort yourself to fly, and you not 

voulez pas que je fuie en suivant vos pas! je vais 
are willing that I fly in following your steps! I am going 

parler a Hazael, il aura peut-etre pitie de 

to speak to Hazael, he ivill have may be {perhaps) pity of 



Adieu; remember the toils of Ulysses, and the tears of Penelo- 
pe; remember the just gods. O gods, protectors of innocence, 
in what land am I constrained to leave Telemachus! 

No, no, said I, my dear Mentor, it shall not depend on you 
to learve me here; rather shall I die than see you depart with- 
out me. This Syrian master, is he unmerciful? Ts it a she tiger 
whose breast he has sucked in his infancy? Will he tear me 
from your arms? he must put me to death, or he must suffer that 
I follow you. You exhort me to fly, and you do not wish that 
I fly in following your steps! I am going to speak to Hazael, 
he perhaps will have pity on 



TELEMACHUS. 171 

ma jeunesse et de mes larmes: puisqu'il aime la sagesse 
my youth and of my tears: since he loves the wisdom 
et qu'il va si loin la chercher, il ne peut point 
and thai he goes so far it to seek, he not can 
avoir un coeur feroce et insensible: je me jetterai 
to have a heart savage and insensible; I me will cast 
a ses pieds, j'embrasserai ses genoux, je ne le laisserai 
to his feet , I will embrace his knees, I not him will let 

point aller qu'il ne m'ait accorde de vous suivre. 
go but he not to me has granted of you to follow. 
Mon cher Mentor, je me ferai esclave avec vous; 
My dear Mentor, I myself shaU make slave with you; 
je lui oftrirai de me donner a lui; s'ii me refuse, 
/ to him shall offer of myself to give to him; if he me refuse, 

c'est fait de moi, je me delivrerai de la 
it is done of me, I myself shall deliver from the 

vie. 

life. 

Dans ce moment Hazael appela Mentor; je me 
In that moment Hazael called Mentor; I myself 

prosternai devant lui. 11 fut surpris de voir un 
prostrated before him. He was surprised of to see an 

inconnu en cette posture: que voulez-vous? me dit-il. La 
unknown in that posture: what desire you? tome said ht. The 

vie, repondis-je; car je ne puis vivre si vous ne souf- 
life, answered I; for I not can live if you not suf- 

frez que je suive Mentor, qui est a vous. Je suis le 
fer that I follow Mentor, who is to you. I am the 



my youth and my tears; I shall cast myself at his feet, I shall 
embrace his knees, I shall not let him go before he has granted 
me to follow you. My dear Mentor, I will make myself a slave 
with you; I will offer to give myself up to him; if he refuse me 
it is done with me, I shall deliver m}<self of life. 

In that moment Hazael called Mentor; I prostrated myself 
before him. He was surprised to see a stranger in that posture: 
What do you wish? said he to me. Life, replied I; for I cannot 
live if you do not suffer me to follow Mentor, who belongs to 
you. I am the 



172 TELEMACHUS. 

fils da grand UJysse, le plus sage des rois de 
son of the great Ulysses, the most wise of the kings of 

la Grece qui ont renverse la superbe ville de Troie, 
the Greece who have overturned the superb city of Troy, 

fameuse dans toute l'Asie. Je ne vous dis point ma 
famous in all the Jisia. I not to you say my 

naissance pour me vanter, mais seulement pour vous 
birth for me to boast, but only in order to you, 

inspirer quelque pitie de mes malheurs. J'ai 
to inspire some pity of my misfortunes. I have 

cherche mon pere par toutes les mers, ayant avec moi 
sought my father by all the seas, having with me 

cet homrae qui etoit pour moi un autre pere. La for- 
that man who was for me an other father. The Jor- 

tune, pour comble de maux me l'a enleve; elle 
iune, for height of evils from me him has taken; she 

l'a fait votre esclave; souffrez que je le sois aussi. 
him has made your slave; suffer that I it be also. 

S'il est vrai que vous aimiez la justice, et que vous alliez 
If it is true that you love the justice, and that you go 

en Crete pour apprendre les lois du bon roi Minos, 
into Crete for to learn the laws of the good king Minos, 

n'endurcissez point votre coeur contre mes soupirs et 
not hardened your heart against my sighs and 

contre mes larmes. Vous voyez le fils d'un roi qui 
against my tears. You see the son of a king who 

est reduit a demander la servitude comme son unique 

is reduced to demand the servitude as his only 



son of the great Ulysses, the wisest of all the kings of Greece 
who have overturned the proud city of Troy, famous over all 
Asia. I do not tell you my birth to boast of it, but only to in- 
spire vou with some pity for my misfortunes. 1 have sought in v 
~athcr over all the seas, having with me this man, who was ano- 
ther father to me. Fortune, to complete my evils, took him from 
me; she has male him your slave; suffer tbatl be so likewise. 
If it is true that vou love justice, and that you goto 
'.earn the laws of the good Ling Minos, do not harden your 
\eart against my sighs and my tears. You sec the son of a kin? 
j to demand servitude as his only 



TELEMACHUS. 173 

ressource. Autrefois j'ai voulu mourir en Sicile 

resource. Another time I have wished to die in Sicily 

pour eviter Pesclavage; mais mes premiers malheurs 
in order to avoid the slavery; but my first misfortunes 

n'etoient que de foibles essais des outrages de la for- 
not were but of weak essays of the outrages of the for- 

tune: maintenant je crains de ne pouvoir etre recu 
tunc now I fear of not to be able tobe received 

parmi vos esclaves. O dieux, voyez mes maux; 6 
amongst your slaves. O gods, behold my evils; O 

Hazael, souvenez vous de Minos, dont vous adrnirez 
Hazaely remember you of Minos, of whom you admire 

la sagesse, et qui nous jugera tous deux dans le 
the wisdom, and who us will judge all two in the 

royaume de Pluton. 
kingdom of Pluto. 

Hazael, me regardant avec un visage doux et hu- 
Hazael, in me looking with a visage sweet and hu- 

main, me tendit la main et me releva. Je n'ig- 
mane, to me stretched the hand and me raised up. I not ig- 
nore pas, me dit-il, la sagesse et la vertu d'UIysse; 
nor ant, to me said he, the ivisdom and the virtue of Ulysses; 

Mentor m'a raconte souvent quelle gloire il a 
Mentor to me has related often what glory he has 

acquise parmi les Grecs; et d'ailleurs la prompte 
acquired among the Greeks; and besides the quick 

renommee a fait entendre son nom a tous les peuples 
fame has made heard his name to all the people 



resource. I have formerly wished to die in Sicily to avoid 
slavery, but my first misfortunes were only weak trials of the 
outrages of fortune; now 1 fear to be able to find a reception 
among your slaves. O gods, see my misfortunes; O Hazael, 
remember Minos, whose wisdom you admire, and who will 
judge us both in the kingdom of Pluto. 

Hazael, looking on me with a visage mild and humane, 
stretched his hand and raised me up. I am not ignorant, said 
he, of the wisdom and virtue of Ulysses; Mentor has often re- 
lated to me what glory he acquired among the Greeks; and 
moreover, quick fame has caused his name to be heard by all 
the people 



174 TELEMACii 

de l'orient. Suivez moi, fils d'Ulysse, je serai voire 
of the east. Follow me, son of Ulysses, I shall be your 

pere jusqu'a ce que vous ayez retrouve celui 
father until that that ynu have found again him 

qui vous a donne la vie. Quand meme je ne serois 
who to you has given the life. When even I not would be 

pas touche de la gloire de votre pere, de ses malheurs 
touched of the glory of your father, of his misfortunes 

et des votres, l'amitie que j'ai pour Mentor 
and of yowrs, thefriendship that I have for Mtntor 

m'engageroit a prendre soin de vous. II est vrai 
me would engage to take care of you. It is true 

que je l'ai achete comme esclave, mais je le garde 
that I him havz bought as ' slave, but I him keep 

comme un ami fidele: Pargent qu'il m'a coute 
as a friend faithful: the money that he to me has cost 

m'a acquis le plus cher et le plus precieux ami que 
to me has acquired the most dear and the most precious friend that 

j'aie sur la terre. J'ai trouve en lui la sagesse; Je 
I have upon the earth. I have found in him the wisdom; 1 

lui dois tout ce que j'ai d'amour pour la vertu. 
to him owe all that which I have of love for the virtue, 

Des ce moment il est libre; vous le serez aussi: 

From this moment he is free; you it icill be also: 

jene vous demande a Fun eta l'autre que votre 
I not from you demand to the one and to Hie other but your 

cceur. 
heart. 



of the east. Follow me, son of Ulysses, I shall be your father 
until you have found again him who gave you life. Were I 
even not moved by the glory of your father, and by his calami- 
ties and yours, the friendship I have for Mentor would engage 
me to take care of you. It is true that I have bought him as a 
slave, but I keep him as a faithful friend: the money which I 
gave for him has acquired for me the dearest and the most pre- 
cious friend that I have on earth. I have found wisdom in him; 
T owe to him all that which I have of love for virtue. From 
this moment he is free, and be you so also: I ask from you both 
nothing but your hearts. 



TELEMACHUS. 175 

En un instant je passai de la plus amere douleur 
In an instant I passed from the most bitter grief 

a la plus vive joie que les mortels puissent sentir. 
to the most lively joy that the mortals can feel, 

Je me voyois sauve d'un horrible danger; Je m'ap- 
I me saw saved of an horrible danger'. I myself ap- 

prochois de mon pays; je trouvois un secours pour 
proached of my country; I found a succour for 

y retourner; je goutois la consolation d'etre aupres 
there to return; 1 tasted the consolation of to be near 

d'un homme qui m'aimoit deja par le pur amour de 
of a man who me loved already by the pure love of 

la vertu: enfin je trouvois tout en retrouvant Men- 
the virtue: in fine I found all in finding again JSIen- 

tor pour ne le plus quitter. 
tor for not him any more to quit* 

Hazael s'avance sur le sable du rivage; nous 
Hazael himself advance upon the sand of the shore; we 

le suivons; on entre dans le vaisseau, les rameurs 
him follow; we enter in the vessel, the rowers 

fendent les ondes paisibles: un zephir leger se joue 
cleave the waves peaceable: a zephyr light himself sports 

dans nos voiles, il anime tout le vaisseau et lui donne 
in cur sails, he animates all the vessel and to it gives 

un doux mouvement. L'isle de Cypre disparoit 
a sweet movement. The isle of Cyprus disappeared 

bientot. Hazael, qui avoit impatience de connokre 
soon. Hazaelj who had an impatience of to know 



I passed in an instant from the bitterest grief to the liveliest 
joy that a mortal can feel. I saw myself saved from a horrid 
danger; I was approaching* to my country; I found assistance 
to return there: I felt the consolation to be near to a man who 
loved me already for the pure love of virtue: finally, I found 
every thing in finding again Mentor never to quit him any more. 

Hazael advances upon the sand of the shore; we follow him: 
we enter into the vessel, the rowers cleave the peaceful waves; 
a light zephyr sports in our sails, animates all the vessel, and 
gives her a pleasant motion. The isle of Cyprus soon disap- 
peared. Hazael who was now impatient to know 



176 TELEMACHU3. 

mes sentiments, me demanda ce que je pensois des 
my sentiments, me demanded what I thought of the 

moeurs de cette isle. Je lui dis ingenument en 
manners of that island. I to him said ingeniously in 

quels dangers ma jeunesse avoit ete exposee et le com- 
what dangers my youth had been exposed and the com- 

bat que j'avois souffert au-dedans de moi. II fut 
bat which Ihad suffered without of me. He was 

touche de raon horreur pour le vice, et dit ces 

touched of my horror for the vice, and said these 

paroles: O Venus, je reconnois votre puissance et celle 
words: Venus, I recognize your power and that 

de votre fiis; j'ai brule de l'encens sur vos 
of your son; I have burnt of the frankincense upon your 

autels: mais souffrez que je deteste rinfame mollesse 
altars: but suffer that I detest the infamous effeminacy 

des habitants de votre isle et l'imputlence brutale 
of the inhabitants of your isle and the impudence brutal 

avec laquelle ils celebrent vos fetes. 
with which they celebrate your feasts. 

Ensuite ii s'entretenoit avec Mentor de cette 
•Afterwards he himself entertained with Mentor of that 

premiere puissance qui a forme le ciel et la terre, 
first power who has formed the heaven and the earth, 

de cette lumiere infinie et immuable qui se donne 
of that light infinite and immutable which itself gives 
a tous sans se partager; de cette verite souvcraine 
to all without itself to divide; of that truth sovereign 






my sentiments, asked me what were my thoughts on the man- 
ners of that isle. I told him with candour the dangers to which 
my youth had been exposed, and the contention that I had 
suffered within myself. He was touched at my horror for vice, 
and said these words: O Venus, I acknowledge your power 
and that of your son: I have burnt incense upon your altars; 
but suffer that 1 detest the infamous effeminacy of the inhab- 
itants of your isle, and the brutal impudence with which they 
celebrate your festivals. 

Afterwards he conversed with Mentor on the power who has 
formed heaven and earth; on that infinite and immutable light 
which imparts itself to all without division; on that sovereign 



TELEMACHUS. 177 

et universelle qui eclaire tons les esprits, comme 
and universal which lightens all the minds, as 

le soleil eclaire tous les corps. Celui, ajoutbit-il, qui 
the sun lightens all the bodies. He, added he, who 

n'a jamais vu cette lumiere pure est aveugle 

not has ever seen this light pure is blind 

comme un aveugle ne: il passe sa vie dans une pro- 
as one blind born: he passes his life in a pro- 
fonde nuit, comme les peuples que ie soleil n'eclaire 
found night, as the people whom the sun not lightens 

point pendant plusieurs mois de 1'annee; il croit etre 
during several months of the year; he believes to be 

sage, il est insense; il croit tout voir, et il ne voit 
wise, he is senseless; he believes all to see, and he not sees 

rien; il meurt, n'ayant jamais rien vn; tout au 
any thing; he dies, not having ever any thing seen; all to 

plus il appercoit de sombres et fausses leurs, 

more (at most) he perceives of dark and false glimpses, 

de vaines ombres, des fantomes qui n'ont rien 
of vain shadows, some phantoms v:hich not have any thing 

de reel. Ainsi sont tous les hommes entraines par le 
of real. Thus are all the men hurried on by the 

plaisir des sens et par le rharrne de Timagination. 

pleasure of the senses and by the charm of the imagination. 

II n'y a point sur la terre de veritables hommes, 
Jt not there has upon the earth of the true s men, 

excepte ceux qui consultent, qui aiment, qui suivent 
excepted those who consult, who love, who follow 



and universal truth which enlightens all minds, as the sun il- 
luminates all bodies. He, who has never seen this pure light, 
is blind as one born blind; he passes his life in a profound uight, 
as the people whom the sun enlightens but during" some months 
of the year; he believes himself wise, and he is senseless; he be- 
lieves that he sees all things, and he sees nothing; be dies, hav- 
ing never seen any thing; at most he perceives but dark and 
false glimmerings, vain shadows and phantoms which have noth- 
ing real. Thus are all men dragged on by the pleasures of the 
senses, and by the charms of the imagination. There is on 
earth no true men, except those who consult, who love, who 
follow 



178 TELEMACHUS. 

cette raison eternelle; c'est elle qui nous inspire quand 
this reason eternal', it is she who us inspires when 

nous pensons bien; c'est elle qui nous reprend quand 
we think well; if is she ivho us upbraids when 

nous pensons mal. Nous ne tenons pas moins d'elle 
we think ill. We not hold less from her 

la raison que la vie. Elle est comme un grand ocean 
the reason than the life. She is as one great ocean 

de lumiere; nos esprits sont comme de pehts ruisseaux 
of light; our minds are as of small rivulets 

qui en sortent, et qu'y retournent pour s' 

which from come out, and which there return for themselves 

y perdre. 
there to lose. 

Quoique je ne comprisse pas encore parfaitement la 
Although I not understood yet perfectly the 

profonde sagesse de ce discours,jene laissois pas d'y 
profound wisdom of that discourse, I not leaved of there 

gouter je ne sais quoi de pur et de sublime: mon cceur 
to taste I not know what of pure and of sublime-. my heart 

en etoit echauffe; et la verite me sembloit reluire 
of it was warmed; and the truth to me seemed to shine 

dans toutes ces paroles. lis continuerent a parler 
in all these words. They continued to speak 

de Torigine des dieux, des heros, des poetes, de 
of the origin of the gods, of the heroes, of the poets, of 

Page d'or, du deluge des premieres histoires 
the age of gold, of the deluge of the first histories 



eternal reason. She alone inspires us when we think well; 
she alone reproves us when we think ill. She is like to an 
ocean of light: our minds are as little rivulets which poured 
from it, and returns to confound themselves in it. 

Although I did not understand perfectly the profound wisdom 
of this discourse, I did not cease to enjoy in it, 1 do not know 
what of pure and sublime; my heart was warmed by it: and truth 
seemed to me to shine in all these words. They continued to 
speak of the origiu of the gods, of heroes, of poets of the golden 
age, of the deluge, of the first histories 



I! 



TELEMACHUS, 179 

du genre humain, du fleuve d'oubli ou se 

of the kind human, of the river offorgetfulness where themselves 

plongent les ames des morts, des peines eternelles 
plunge . the souls of the dead, of the pains eternal 

preparees aux impies dans Je gouffre noif du 

prepared to the impious in the gulf Hack of the 

Tartare, et de cette heureuse paix dont jouissent les 
Tartarus, and of that happy peace of which enjoy the 

justes dans les champs elysees, sans craintre de 
just in the fields elysians, without fear of 

pouvoir la perdre. 

being able it to lose. 

Pendant qu'Hazael et Mentor parloient, nous 
IWtilst thatllazael and Jtientor spoke, we 

appercumes des dauphins couverts d'une ecaille 
perceived of the dolphins coveted of a scale 

qui paroissoit d'or et d'azur. En se jouant ils 
which appeared of gold and of azure, hi themselves sporting they 

soulevoient les flots avec beaucoup d'ecume. Apres 
raised the waves with much of foam. After 

eux venoient des Tritons qui sonnoient de la trompette 
them came the Tritons which sounded of the trumpet 

avec leurs conques recourbees. Ils environnoient 
with their shells bent upicards. They surrounded 

le char d'Amphitritc, traine par des chevaux 
the chariot of J3mphitrite, drawn by the horses 

marins plus Manes que la neige, et qui, fendant 
marine more ichite than the snow, and who, cleaving 



of the human kind, of the river of forgetfulness, into which 
were plunged the souls of the dead, of the eternal punishment 
prepared for the impious in the black gulph of Tartarus, and 
that happy peace of which the just enjoy in the elysian fields, 
without fear of ever losing it 

Whilst Mentor and Hazael spoke, we perceived some dol- 
phins covered with scales, which appeared as gold and azure. 
They raised, in their sport, the waves with a great abundance 
of foam. After them came the Tritons, who sounded the trum- 
pet with shells bent upwards. They surrounded the chariot 
of Amphitrite, drawn by sea horses whiter than snow, and who, 
cleaving* 



180 TELEMACHUS. 

Ponde salee, laissbient loin derriere eux un vaste 
the icave salted, left far behind them a vast 

siilon dans Ja mer. Leurs yeux etoient enflammes, 
furrow in the sea. Their eyes icere enflamed, 

et leurs bouches etoient fumantes. Le char de la 
mid their mouths were smoking. Tht chariot of the. 

deesse etoit une conque d'une merveilleuse figure; 
goddess ivas a shell of a ivonderful figure* 

elle etoit d'une blancheur plus eclatante que l'ivoir, 
it ivas of a whiteness more bright than the ivory , 

et les roues etoient d'or. Ce char sembloit voler 
and the wheels were of gold. This chariot seemed tofiy 

sur la face des eaux paisibles. Une troupe de 
upon the face of the waters peaceable. A troop of 

nymphes couronnees de fleurs nageoient en foule 
nymphs crowned of flowers swam in crowds 

derriere le char; leurs beaux cheveux pendoient 
behind the chariot; their beautiful hairs hung 

sur leurs epaules et fiottoient au gre du vent. 
upon their shoulders and floated at the will of the wind. 

La deesse tenoit d'une main un sceptre d'or pour 
The goddess held of one hand a sceptre of gold in order to 

commander aux vagues, de Pautre elle portoit sur 
command to the waves, of the other she carried upon 

ses genoux le petit dieu Palemon son fils pendant a 
her knees the little god Palemon her son hanging to~ 

sa mamelie. Elle avoit un visage serein, et une douce 
her breast. She had a visage serene, and a sweet 



the briny wave, left far behind them a vast furrow in the s*ea. 
Their eyes were inflamed, and their mouths foaming". The cha- 
riot of the goddess was a shell of a wonderful figure; it was 
white, and brighter than ivory, aud the wheels were of gold. 
This chariot seemed to fly on the face of the peaceable waters. 
A troop of nymphs crowned with flowers swam in clouds be- 
hind the chariot; their beautiful hair hung over their shoulders, 
and floated at the will of the winds. The goddess held a scep- 
tre of gold with one hand, in order to command the waves, and 
with the other she carried, on her knees, the little god Palemon. 
her son, hanging at her breast. She had a serene countenance, 
and an agreeable 



TELfcMACHU*-. 181 

majeste qui faisoit fuir les vents seditieux ct toutes 
majesty which made jly the winds seditious and all 

les noires tempetes. Les tritons conduisoient les 
the black tempests. The tritons conducted the 

chevaux et tenoient les renes dorees. Une grande 
horses and held the reins gilded. A large 

voile de pourpre fiottmt clans Pair au-dessus du char; 
sail of purple floated in the air above of the chariot: 

elle etoit a demi e. fiee par le souffle d'une multitude 
it was io half swelled by the breath of a multitude 

de petits zephyrs qui s'effbrcoient de la pousser 
of small zephyrs which :s endeavoured of it to push 

par Ieurs haleines. On voyait au milieu des airs 
by their breath. They saw in middle of the air 

Eole empresse, inquiet et ardent. Son visage ride 
>'H,olus hurried, disquieted and ardent, His visage wrinkled 

et chagrin, sa voix menac.ante, ses sourcib epais et 
and chagrin, his voice threatening, his eye-brows thick and 

pendants, ses yeux pleins d'an feu sombre et aus- 
hanging, his eyes full of a fire dark and aus- 
tere, tcnoient en silence les fiers aquilons et 
tere, held in silence the fierce north winds and 

repoussoient tous les nuages. Les immenses baleines 
repelled all the clouds. The immense whales 

et tous les monstres marins faisant avec leurs 

and all the monsters marine (or sea) making with their 

narines un flux et un reflux de Tonde amere, sortoient 
nostrils a flux and a reflux of the wave biller, came out 



majesty, which put to flight the seditious winds and ihe black 
tempests. The tritons conducted the horses and held the gild- 
ed reins. A large sail of purple floated in the air above the 
chariot; ; swelled by the breath of a multitude of lit- 

tle zephyrs, that endeavoured to push it forward by their br< 
They saw in the mi. idle of i i his, eager, re- (I *s, and 

ardent, Fits face wrinkled add Borrowful, his ihre oice, 

his thick and h ;"b of a gloomy and 

austere fire, held in silence the fi< 
all the cloud-. Th( il the sea- 

making with their nostrils a flux and r< 
came out, 

Q 



182 TELEMACHUS. 

a la hate de leurs grottes profondes pour voir Ja 
to the haste of their grottos profound in order to see the 
Deesse. 

goddess. 



in haste, from their deep grottos to see the goddess. 



END OF BOOK FOURTH. 



BOOK V. 



TRANSLATION OF WORDS. 

Apres que nous eunies admire ce spectacle, nous 
Jljter that we had admired that spectacle > we 

commencames a* decouvrir les montagnes de Crete, 
began to discover the mountains of Crete, 

que nous avions encore assez de peine a distinguer 
that we had yet enough of trouble to distinguish 

des nuees da ciel et des Hots de la mer. Bientot 

of the clouds of the heaven and of the waves of the sea. Soon 

nous vimes le sommet du mont Ida au-dessus -des 
we saw the summit of the mount Ida above of the 

autres montagnes de l'isle, comme un vieux cerf 
other mountaiiis of the island, as an old deer 

dans une foret porte son bois rameux au-dessus 
in a forest carries his woody branches above 

des tetes des jeunes faons dont il est suivi. 

of the heads of the young fawns of whom he is followed. 



TRANSLATION OF IDEAS. 

After we had admired this spectacle, we began to discover 
the mountains of Crete, which we had still some trouble to 
distinguish from the clouds of heaven and from the waves of 
the sea. Soon we saw the summit of mount Ida above the other 
mountains of the island, as an old deer in the forest carries his 
branchy horns above the heads of the young fawns by whom 
he is foJlowed. 



184 TELEMACHUS. 

Peu-a-peu nous vimes plus distinctement les cotes 
Little by little we saiv more distinctly the coasts 

de cette isle, qui se presentment a nos yeux 
of that island, which themselves presented to our eyes 

comme un amphitheatre. Autant que la terre de Cy- 
as an amphitheatre. *fls much as the land of Cy- 

pre nous avoit paru negligee et inculte, autant 
prus to us had appeared neglected and uncultivated, as much 

celle de Crete se montroit fertile et ornee de tous 
that of Crete itself showed fertile and adorned of all 

les fruits par le travail de ses habitants. 
the fruits by the work of its inhabitants. 

De tous , cotes nous remarquions des villages bien 

On all sides ice remarked some villages well 

batis, des bourgs qui egaloient des villes, et des 
built, some boroughs which equalled so,ne towns, and some 

villes superbes. Nous ne trouvions aucun champ 
towns superb* We not found any field 

oii la main du diligent laboureur ne fut imprimee; 
where the hand of the industrious husbandman not was imprinted; 

par-tout la charrue avoit laisse de creux sillons: les 
everywhere the plough had left of hollow furroivs: the 

ronces, les epines, et toutes les plantes qui occupent 
brambles, the thorns, and all the pleints which occupy 

inutilemenl la terre sont inconnues en ce 

uselessly the land (or ground') are unknown in that 

pays. Nous consideribns avec plaisir les creux 
country. We considered ivilh pleasure the hollow 



We saw by degrees more distinctly the coasts of that island, 
which presented themselves to our eyes as an amphitheatre. 
As much as the land of Cyprus had appeared to us neglected 
and uncultivated, so much that of Crete showed itself fertile, 
and adorned with all kinds of fruits by the labour of its inhabi- 
tants. 

We remarked on all sides villages well built, boroughs which 
equalled towns, and superb cities. We found no field where 
the hand of a diligent husbandman was not imprinted; the 
•lough cv< rvwherevhad left hollow furrows; the brambles, the 
thorns, and all the plants which uselessly cover the land, are 

iow n in that country. We considered with pleasui 
hollow 



TELEMACHUS. 185 

vallons cm les troupeaux de boeufs mugissoient dans 
vallies where the flocks of oxen bellowed in 

les gras herbages le long des ruisseaux; les moutons 
the fat herbages along of the brooks; the sheep 

paissant sur le penchant d'une colline, les vastes 
grazing on the declivity of a hill, the vast 

campagnes couvertes de jaunes epis, riches dons de 

plains covered of yellow ears, rich gifts of 

la feconde Ceres; enfin, les montagnes ornees de 
the fruitful Ceres; in fine, the mountains adorned of 

pampres et de grappes d'un raisin deja colore, qui 
branches and of bunches of a raisin already coloured, which 

promeltoit aux vendangeurs les doux presents de 
promised to the vintagers the sweet presents of 

Bacchus pour chairmer ies soucis des hommes. 
Bacchus in order to charm the cares of men. 

Mentor nous dit qu'il avoit ete autrefois en Crete, 
Mentor to us told that he had been formerly in Crete, 

et il nous expliqua ce qu'il en connoissoit. Cette 
and he to us explained that which he of it knew. That 

isle, dit-il, admiree de tous les etrangers, et fameuse 
island, said he, admired of all the strangers, and famous 

par ses cent villes, nourrit sans peine tous ses 
by her hundred cities, nourished loithout trouble all her 

habitants, quoiqu'ils soient innombrables. C'est 

inhabitants, although they be (or are) innumerable. It is 

que la terre ne se lasse jamais de repandre ses biens m 
that the earth not itself tires ever of to sj)read her goods 



vallies where flocks of oxen bellowed in the fat herbage 
along- the brooks; sheep grazing" on the declivity of the hill, 
vast plains covered with yellow ears of corn, rich gifts of the 
fruitful Ceres; finolly, mountains adorned with branches of vine 
and bunches of raisins already coloured, which promised to the 
vintagers the sweet presents of Bacchus, to charm the cares of 
men. 

Mentor said to us that he had formerly been in Crete, and 
he made us understand what he knew of it. That island, said 
he. admired by all strangers, is famous for its hu.vdred cities, 
and nourishes all its inhabitants, although they be innumerablev 
It is because the earth is never tired to spread her goods 

q 2 



186 TELE7JACI 

sur ceux qui la culiivent. Son sein fecond ne pei.: 
upon those who her cultivate. Her bosom fruitful not c«n 

s' epuiser; plus, il y a d'hommes dans un 
itself exhaust; the more it there has of men in a 

pays, pourvu qu'ils scient Jaborieux, plus ils 
country, provided that they be laborious, the more tiui, 

jouissent de 1'abondance: iis n'ont jamais besoin d'etre 
enjoy of the abundance-, they not have ever need of to be 

jaloux les uns des autres. La terre, cette bonne 
jealous of the one of the others. The earth, this good 

mere, multiplie ses dons selon le nombre de ses 
mother, multiplies her gifts according the number of her 

enfants qui meritent ses fruits par leur travail. 
children who merit her fruits by their labour. 

L'ambinon et 1 'avarice des hommes sont les seules 
The ambition and the avarice of the men are the only 

sources de leur malheur: les hommes veulent tout 
sources of their misfortunes: the men icish all 

avoir, et ils se rendent maiheurcux par le 

to have, and they themselves render unhappy by the 

desir du superflu; s'ils vouloient vivre simplement, 
desire of the superfluity; if they wished to live in simplicity, 

et se contenter de satisfaire aux vrais besoins, 
and themselves to content of to satisfy to the true wants, 

on verroit par-tout 1'abondance, la joie, la paix, et 
they would see everywhere the abundance, the joy, the peace, and 

Punion. 
the union. 



upon those who cultivate her. Her fruitful bosom cannot be 
exhausted; the more there are men in a country, (provided they 
be industrious) the more abundance they enjoy; they never 
have need of being- jealous of one another. T . that 

good mother, multiplies her gifts according to the number of 
her children who merit her fruits by their labour. The am- 
bition and the avarice of men are the true sources of their mise- 
ries: men want to possess all things, and the desire of super- 
fluities renders them unhappy: would they wish to live 
with simplicity, and content themselves to satisfy their true 
wants, everywhere would be seen abundance, •>; peace, and 
union. 



TELE.MACHUS. 187 

C*est ce que Minos, le plus sage etle meilleur de tous 
It is that which Minos, the most wise and the best of all 

les rois, avoitcompris. Tout ce que vous verrez de plus 

the kings, had comprehended. All that which you will see of the most 

merveilleux dans cette isle est le fruit de ses lois. 
marvellous in that island is the fruit of his laws. 

L'education qu'il faisqit donner aux enfants rend 
The education that he caused to give to the children renders 

les corps sains et ' robustes: on les accoutume 

the bodies healthy and robust: they them accustomed 

d'abord aunc vie simple, frugaie et laborieuse: on 
atfirst to a life simple, frugal and laborious: they 

suppose que toute volupte amollit le corps et 
suppose that all voluptuousness effeminate the bodies and 

Pesprit; on ne leur propose jamais d'autre piai-sir 
the mind; they net to them propose ever of other pleasure 

que celui d'etre invincibles par la vertu, et 
than that of to be invincible by the virtue, and 

d'acquerir beaucoup de gloire. On ne met pas 
to acquire much of glory. They not put 

seuiement ici le courage a*, mepriser la rnort dans 
only here the courage to despise the death in 

les dangers de la guerre, mais encore a fouler aux 
the dangers of the war, but yet to trample to the 

pieds les trop grandes richesses et les plaisirs 
feet the too great riches and the pleasures 

honteux. Ici on punit trois vices qui sont impunis 
shameful. Here they punish three vices which are unpunished 



It is what Minos, the wisest and the best of all kings, had 
understood. All that which you will see the most wonderful 
in this island is the fruit of his laws. The education which he 
caused to be given to children, renders the body healthy and 
robust; they were At first accustomed to a kind of living-, sim- 
ple, frugal, and laborious; they think that every voluptuous- 
ness effeminates both the body and the mind; never any ether 
pleasure is proposed to them than that of being invincible by 
their virtue, and of acquiring great glory. They not only put 
their courage to despise death in the dangers of war, but more 
to trample under feet immense riches, and shameful pleasures. 
Here are punished three vices which are unpunished 



188 TELEMACHUS. 

chez les autres peuples; l'ingratitude, la dissimulation, 
among the other people; the ingratitude, the dissimulation, 

et Tavarice. 
and the avarice. 

Pour le faste et la mollesse, on n'a jamais besoin 
As to the luxury and the effeminacy, they not have ever need 

de les reprimer, car ils sont inconnus en Crete. Tout le 
of them to repress, for they are unknown in Crete. All the 

monde y travaille, et personne ne songe a s'y 

world there works, and person not thinks to himself there 

enrichir; chacun se croit assez pave de son travail 
to enrich; every one himself believes enough paid of his work 

par une vie douce et re glee, ou Ton jouit en paix et 
by one life sweet and regulated, where the one enjoys in peace and 

avec abondance de tout ce qui est veritablement 
with abundance of all that which is truly 

necessaire a la vie. On n'y souffre ni meubles 

necessary to the life. They not there suffer neither furniture 

precieux, ni habits magnifiques, ni festins delicieux, 
precious, nor habits magnificent, nor festivals delicious, 

m palais dores. Les jffibite sont delaine fine et de 
nor palaces gilded. T4e naoits are of wool fine and of 

belles couleurs, mais tout unis et sans broderie. 
beautiful colours, but all plain and ivithout embroidery. 

Les repas y sont sobres; on y boit peu de 
The repasts there are sober; they in them drink very little of 

vin: le bon pain en fait la principale partie, avec 
wine: the good br pad of them makes the principle part, with 



among' other people, ingratitude, dissimulation, and avarice. 
As for luxury ai\d efl'tininacy, they never have need of re- 
pressing- them, for they are unknown in Crete. Every one 
works there, and nobody wishes to become rich; each one be- 
lieves himself paid en nigh for his work by a sweet and regu- 
lated life, whilst they vujoy in peace and with abundance 
all that which is truly necessary to life. They do sutfer there 
neither precious furnitures, nor magnificent dress, nor deli- 
cious feasts, nor gilded pa ices. The habits are of a fine wool, 
and oi beautiful colour, but all plain and without embroidery. 
Their repasts are frugal: they drink little wine: good bread 
makes the principal part of them, with 



TELEMACHUS. 189 

les fruits que les arbres ofTYent com me d'eux-memes, 

the fruits which ihe trees offer as of themselves, 

et le lait cks trouneaux. Tout au plus on y 
and the milk of the flocks. JMl to the most they there 

mange un pen de grosse viande sans ragout; encore 
eat a little cf coarse meat without ragout; yet 

meme a-t-cn scan de reserve r ce qii*iL y a 

even has me care of to "preserve that which <4h%,tlv re has 

de meiiieur dans les grands troupeaux de bceufs, 
of best in the large flecks of oxen, 

pour faire fleurir 1'agriculture. L?s maisons y 

for to make flourish the agriculture. The houses there 

sont prop res, commodes, riantes, mais sans orne- 
are neat, commodious, smili -g, but without orna- 
ments. La superbe architecture n'y est pas 
ments. The superb architecture not there is 

ignoree; mais eile est reservee pour les temples des 
unknown; but it is reserved for the temples of the 

Dieux: et ies hommes n'oserojent avoir des 
gods: and the men not would dare to have of the 

maisons semblables a celles des Immortels. Les 

houses like to those of the immortals. The 

grands biens des Cretois sont la sante, la force, 
great goods of the Cretans are the health, the force, 

le courage, la paix et l'union des families, la 
the courage, ihe peace and the union of tlie families, ihe 

liberie de tous les citoyens, 1'abondance des choses 
liberty of ail the citizens, the abundance of the things 



the fruits which the trees offer as cf their own accord, and the 
milk of their flocks. At most they eat a littie of a coarse viand 
without ragout; and besides, take care to keep that which is 
the best among* their large flocks of oxen to make agriculture 
flourish. Houses are there neat, commodious, and agreeable, 
but without ornament. The superb architecture is not unknown 
there, bnt it is reserved for the temples of the gods, and men 
would not dare to have houses like to those of the immortals. 
The great fortune of the Cretans is health, strength, courage, 
peace, and the union of families, liberty among all the citizens, 
abundance of necessary things, 



190 TELEJYIACHUS. 

necessaires, le mepris des superflues, l'habitude 
necessary, the contempt of the superfluities, the habit 

du travail et l'horreur -de l'oisivete, l'emulation 
of the labour and the horror of the idleness, the emulation 

pour la vertu, la soumission aux lois, et la crainte des 
for the virtue, the submission to the laios, and the fear of the 

justes Dieux. 
just gods. 

Je lui demandai en quoi consistent l'autorite 
/ to him demanded in what consisted the authority 

du roi; et il me rtpondit: il peut tout sur les 
of the king ; and he tome answered; he can all over the 

peuples; mais les lois peuvent tout sur lui. II a une 
people; but the laics can all over him. He has a 

puissance absolue pour faire le bien, et les mains 
power absolute for to do the good, and the hands 

liees des qu'il veut faire le nidi. Les lois lui 
tied as soon as he wishes to do the evil. The laws to him 

confient les peuples comme le plus precieux de tous 
confide the people as the most precious of oil 

les depots, a condition qu'il sera le pere de ses su- 
the deposits, on condition that he ivill be the father of his sub- 

jets, Elles veulent qu'un seul horame serve par 

jects. They wished that a single man serve by 

sa sagesse et par sa moderation a la felicite de 

his wisdom and by his moderation to the felicity of 

tant d'hommes; et non pas que tant d'hommes 
so many of men; and not that so many of men 



contempt for superfluities, a habit of work and a horror of idle- 
ness, emulation for virtue, submission to the laws, and the 
fear of the just gods, 

I asked him in what consisted the authority of the king": and 
he replied to me: he has a full power over the people; hut the 
laws have full power over him. He has an absolute power of 
doing good, and his hands are tied as soon as he wishes to do 
wrong. The laws confide the people to him as the most precious 
of all deposits, on condition that he will be the father of his sub- 
jects. They wish that a single man serve by his wisdom nod 
by his moderation to the felicity of so many men; and not that 
so many men 



TELEMACHUS. 191 

servent, par leur misere et par leur servitude lache, 
serve, by their misery and by their servitude base, 

a flatter l'orgueil et la mollesse d'un seul homme. 
to flatter the pride and the effeminacy of a single man. 

Le roi ne doit rien avoir au-dessus des 

The king not owes (or must) anything to have above of the 

autres, excepte ce qui est necessaire ou pour 
others, except that which is necessary either for 

le soulager dans ses penibles fonctions, ou pour 
him to help in his painful functions, or for 

imprimer aux peuples le respect de celui qui doit 
to impress to the people the respect of him who must 

soutenir les lois. Dailleurs le roi doit etre plus 
strain the laws. Besides the king must be more 

sobre, plus ennemi de la mollesse, plus exempt 

temperate, more enemy of the effeminacy, more exempt 

de faste et de hauteur, qu'aucun autre. II ne 
of luxury and of haughtiness, than any other. He not 

doit point avoir plus de richesses et de plaisirs, mais 
must have more of riches and of pleasures, but 

plus de sagesse, de vertu, et de gloire, que le reste 
more of wisdom, of virtue, and of glory, than the rest 

des hommes. II doit etre au-dehors le defenseur 
of the men. He must be without the defender 

de la patrie en commandant les armees^et au-dedans 
of the country in commanding the armies; and within 

le juge des peuples, pour les rendre bons, sages, 
the judge of the people, for them to render good, wise, 



serve, by their miser} 7 and by their vile servitude, to flatter 
the pride and the effeminacy of a single man. The king must 
have nothing above the others, except what is necessary either 
to help him in his painful functions, or to impress the people 
with the respect for him who is to maintain the laws. Besides, 
the king- must be more sober, more an enemy to effeminacy, 
more exempt from luxury and haughtiness, than any other. 
He must not have more riches and pleasures, but more wisdom, 
virtue, and glory, than the rest of men. He must be abroad, 
the defender of the countiy, in commanding the armies; and 
. at home, the judge of the people, in order to render them good, 
wise, 



192 TELEMACHIS. 

et heureux. Ce n'est point pour lui-meme que ies 
and happy. It not is for himself that the 

Dieux l'ont fait roi; il ne Pest que pour etre 
gods him have made king; he not him is but for to be 

l'homme des peuples: e'est aux peuples qu'il 
the man of the people: it is to the people that he 

doit tout son temps, tous ses soins, toute son affection; 
owes all his time, all his cares , all his affection; 

et il n'est digne de la royaute qu'autant qu'il 
and he not is worthy of the royally but as much as he 

s'oublie lui-meme pour se sacrifier au bien 

himself forgets he himself in order himself to sacrifice to the good 

public. 
publk. 

Minos n'a voulu que ses enfants regnassetit apres 
Minos net has wished that his children v:ould reign after 

lui qu'a condition qu'ils regnerqient suivant ses 
him but to condition that they would reign according his 

maximes. II airnoit encore plus son peuple que sa 
maxims. He loved yet more his people than Ids 

famille. C'est par une telie sagesse qu'il a rendu 
family. It is by a such wisdom that he has rendered 

la Crete si puissante et si heureuse; c'est par cette 
the Crete so powerful and so happy; it is by that 

moderation qu'il a efface la gioire de tous Ies con- 
moderation that he has effaced the glory of all the con- 

querants qui veulent faire servir Ies peuples a leur 
querors who ivish to make to serve the people to their 



and happy. It is not for himself that the gods have made him 
king; and he is a king* but to be the man of the people; it is to 
the people that he owes all his time, all his cares, and all his 
affection: and he is worthy but in proportion as he forgets him- 
self in order to sacrifice himself to the public good. 

Minos has not wished that his children should reign after 
him, but on condition that they would reign according to his 
maxims. He loved still more his people than bis family. It 
is by such wisdom that he has rendered Crete so powerful and 
so happy; it is by that moderation that he has effaced the glory 
of all the conquerors, who wish to make the people serve to their 



TELEMACHUS. 



19S 



prop re grandeur, c'est-d-dire, a leur vanite; enfin, 
own gi*andeur, thai is to say, to their vanity; infine, 

c'est parsa justice qu ? il a merite d'etre aux enfers le 

it is by his justice that he has merited oftobetoihe hell the 

souverain juge des morts. 
Ign judge of the dead. 

Pendant que Mentor faisdit ce discours, nous 
Whilst thai Mentor made that discourse, we 

abordanies dans l'isle. Nous vimes le fameux 

landed in the island. We saw the famous 

iabyrinthe, ouvrage des mains de Fingenieux Dedale. 
l.ibyrimh, work of the hands of the ingenious DedaluSj 

et qui eloit une imitation du grand Iabyrinthe 
ich was an imitation of the great labyrinth 

que nous avions vu en Egypte. 
which ice had seen in Egypt. 

considetions ce curieux edifice, nous vimes le peuple 
considered that curious edifice, we saw the people 

qui couvroit le rivage, et qui accouroit en foule dans 
who covered the shore, and who ran in crowd into 

un lieu assez voisin du bord de la mer. Nous 
a place enough near of the border of the sea. We 

demandames la cause de leur empressement; et voici 
demanded the cause of their eagerness; and behold 

ce qu'un Cretois, nomme Nausicrate, nous ra- 
that which one Cretan, named Nausicr ates, to u$ re- 

conta: 

lated: 



Pendant que nous 
Whilst that we 



grandeur, that is to say, to their vanity; finally, it is b) his jus- 
tice that, he has merited to be in hell, the sovereign judge of 
the dead. 

Whilst that Mentor made this discourse, we landed in the 
i. We Ban the famous labyrinth, the work of the hands of 
the ingenious Dedalus, and winch was an imitation of the grand 
♦ la? yriolh which we had seen in Egypt. Whilst that we con- 
sidered this curious edifice, we saw the people who covered the 
shore, and who ran in crowds to a place pretty near to the bor- 
der of the sea. We asked the cause of their eagerness; 
and here is what a Cretan, named Nausicrates, related to us: 

R 



194 TELEMACHUS. 

Idomenee, fils de Deucalion et petit-fils de^ Minos, 
Idomeneus, son of Deucalion and grandson of JSlinos, 
dit-il, etoit alle, comme les autres rois de la Grece, au 
said he, was gone, as the others kings of the Greece, to the 

siege de Troie. Apres la ruine de cette ville il fit 
siege of Troy. After the ruin of that city he made 
voile pour revenir en Crete; mais la tempete fut 
sail in order comeback in CieU; but the tempest was 
si violente, que le pilote de son vaisseau, et tous les 
so violent, that the pilot of his vessel, and all the 

autres qui etoient experimentes dans la navigation, 
others who were experienced in the navigation, 

crurent que leur naufrage etoit inevitable. Chacun 
believed that their shipivreck was inevitable. Every one 

avoit la mort devant les yeux; chacun voyoit les 
had the death before the eyes; every one saio the 

abymes ouverts pour l'engloutir; chacun deploroit 
abyss opened for them to ingulph; every one deplored 

son malheur, n'esperant pas meme le triste repos 
his misfortune, not expecting even the sad repose 

cles ombres qui traversent le Styx apres avoir 

of the shades which traverse the Styx after to have 

recu la sepulture. Idomenee) levant les yeux et les 
received the sepulture. Idomeneus, lifting the eyes and the 

mains vers le ciel, invoquoit Neptune: O puissant 
hands towards the heaven, invoked Neptune'. powerful 

Dieu, s'ecrioit-il, toi qui tiens l'empire des ondes, 
god, himself cried he, thou who holds the empire of the waves, 



Idomeneus, son of Deucalion, and grandson of Minos 5 said 
he, went, as the other kings of Greece, to the siege of Troy. 
After the ruin of that city, he made sail in order to come back 
into Crete, but the tempest was so violent, that the pilot of his 
vessel, and all the others who were experienced in navigation, 
believed that their shipwreck was inevitable. Every one had 
death before his eyes; every one saw the abyss opened to in- 
gulph hinr, every one deplored his misfortune, not even having 
the hope of the sad repose of the shades which traverse the Styx, 
after having received the sepulture. Idomeneus, lifting up his 
eyes and hands towards heaven, invoked Neptune: O power- 
ful god, cried he, thou who boldest the empire of the waves. 



TELEMACHUS. 195 

daigne ecouter un malheureux: si tu me fais 

deign to listen an unhappyman: if thou me causest 

revoir Pisle de Crete malgie la fureur des vents, 

to see again the island of Crete in spite the fury of the winds, 

je t'immolerai la premiere tete qui se 

I to thee shall immolate the first head which itself 

presentera a mes yeux. 
will present to my eyes. 

Cependant son fils, impatient de revoir son 
In the meanwhile his son, impatient of to see again his 

pere, se hat6it d'aller au devant de lui pour 
father , himself hastened of to go to before of him for 

Fembrasser: malheureux, qui ne savoit pas que c'etoit 
him to embrace: miserable, who not knew that it was 

courir a sa perte! Le pere echappe a la tempete 
to run to his loss! The father escaped to the tempest 

arrivoit dans le port desire; ii remercidjt Neptune d'avoir 

arrived in the port desired; he thanked Neptune of to have 

ecoute ses voeux: mais bientot il sentit combien ses~ 

heard his vows: but very soon he felt how much his 

voeux lui etbjent funestes. Un pressentiment de son 
vows to him were fatal* Ji presentiment of his 

malheur lui donno.it un cuisant repentir de son voeu 
wo to him gave a burning repentance of his vow 

indiscret; il craigntiit d'arriver parmi les siens, et^ 
indiscreet; he feared of to arrive amongst the his own, and 

il apprehcndoit de revoir ce qu'il avbit de plus 

he apprehended of to see again that which he had of most 



deign to listen to an unfortunate man: if thou makest me see 
the island of Crete again, in spite of the fury of the winds, I 
shall immolate to thee the first head that will appear before my 
eyes. 

In the meanwhile his son, impatient of seeing his father again, 
was hastening to meet him, and to embrace him: unfortunate 
youth, who did not know that he was running to his destruction. 
The father, having escaped the tempest, was arriving into the 
desired port; he thanked Neptune for having listened to his 
vows: but soon he found how much his vows were fatal to him. 
A presentiment of his misfortune gave him a burning repent- 
ance of his indiscreet vows: he was afraid to arrive among his 
subjects, and was apprehensive of seeing again what he held the 



196 



TELEMACHUS. 



cher au monde. Mais la cruelle Nemesis, Deesse 
dear to the world. But the cruel Nemesis, goddess 

impitoyable qui veille pour punir les hommes et 
unmerciful ivho watches for to punish the men and 

stir-tout les rois orgueilleux, poussoit d'une main 
above alt the kings proud, pushed of a hand 

fatale et invisible Idomenee. II arrive: a peine 6se-t-il 
fatal and invisible Idomeneus. He arrives: hardly darts he 

lever les yeux. II voit son fils: il recule, saisi 
raise the eyes. He sees his son: he recoils back, seized 

d'horreur. Ses yeux cherchent, mais en vain, quelque 
of horror. His eyes seek, but in vain, some 

autre tete moins chere qui puisse lui servir de vic- 
other head less dear which can to him serve of vic- 

tinie. 
tim. 

Cependant le fils ^se jette a son cou, et est tout 
In the meanwhile the son himself casts to his neck, and is all 

etonne que son pere reponde si nial a sa tendresse; 
astonished that his father amwcrs so ill to his tenderness; 

il le voit fondant en larmes. O mon pere, dit-il, 
he him sees melting into tears. my father, said he, 

d'ou vient cette tristesse? apres une si longue 

from whence comes that sadness? . after one so long 

absence etes-vous fache de vous revoir dans votre 
absence are you sorry of you to see again in your 

royaume, et de faire la joie de votre fils? qu'ai-je 
kingdom, and of to make the joy of your son? what have I 



dearest in the world. But the cruel Nemesis, unmerciful 
goddess, who watches in order to punish men, and especially 
the proud kings, pushed on Idomeneus with a fatal and invisi- 
ble hand. He arrives: hardly dares he to raise his eyes. He 
sees his son, he recoils, seized with horror. His eyes seek, 
but in vain, some other head less dear which may serve 
him as a victim. However, the son casts himself on his neck, 
and is very much astonished that his father answers so ill to his 
tenderness; and sees him melting- into tears. Oh, my father, 
said he, whence comes that sadness to you? After so long* an 
absence are you sorry to see yourself a^ain in your kingdom, 
and to make the joy of your son! what have I 



TELEMACHUS 



197 



prix m'as-tu 
price me hast thou 



fait? vous detournez vos yeux de peur de me voir! 
done? you turn away your eyes of fear of me to see! 

Le pere, accable de douleur, ne repondit rien. 

The father, overwhelmed of grief, not answered anything* 

Ennn, apres de profonds soupirs, il-dit: Ahl Neptune, 
In fine, after of deep sighs, he said: Ah! Neptune, 

que t'ai-je promis! a quel 

what to thee have 1 promised! to what 

garanti du naufragel rends-moi aux vagues et 
saved of the shipioreck! restore me to the waves and 

aux rochers qui devoient en me brisant finir ma 
to the rocks which ought in me breaking to finish my 

triste vie; laisse vivre mon fits. O Dieu cruel! tiens, 
sad life; leave to live my son. god cruel! hold, 

voila mon sang, epargne le sien. En parlant ainsi 
behold my blood, spare the his own. In speaking thus 

il tira son epee pour se percer; mais ceux qui 

he drew his sword in order himself to pierce; but those who 

etoient autour de lui arreterent sa main. 

were around of him stopped his hand. 

Le vieillard Sophronyme, interprete des volontes 
The old Sophj'onimus, interpreter of the will 

des Dieux, lui assura qu'il pourroit contenter 
of the gods, to him assured that he might be able to content 

Neptune sans donner la mort a son fils. Votre 
Neptune without to give the death to his son. Your 

promesse, disoit-il, a ete imprudente: les Dieux ne 
piomise, said he, has been imprudent: the gods not 



done? you turn away your eyes for fear of seeing- me! the fa- 
ther, overwhelmed with grief, answered nothing-. At last, af- 
ter deep sighs, he said: ah! Neptune, what have I promised 
to thee! at what price hast thou saved me from shipwreck! re- 
store me to the waves and to the rocks, which were, in break* 
ing me, to put an end to my sad life; suffer my sou to live. O 
cruel gods! here, behold my blood, spare his. In speak- 
ing thus, he drew his sword to pierce himself: but those who 
were around him stopped his hand. 

The old man Sophronimus, interpreter of the will of the gods, 
assured him that he might content Neptune without putting 
his son to death. Your promise, said he, has been imprudent; 
the goda do not 

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198 



TELEMACHUS. 



veulent point etre honores par la cruaute; gardez-vous 
wish to be honoured by the- cruelty; guard yourself 

bien cTajouter a la faute de voire promesse celle de 
ivell from to add to the fault of your promise that of 

Paccomplir contre les iois de la nature; offrez a Nep- 
it to accomplish against the laws of the nature; offer to Ntp- 

tune cent taureaux plus blancs que la neige; faites 
tune hundred bulls more white than the snow; make 

couler leur sang autour de son autel couronne de fleurs; 
tofloio their olood round of his altar crowned of flowers; 

faites fumer un doux encens en Phonneur de 



ce 



smoke a sweet frankincense in the honour of the 



make 

Dieu. 
god. 

Idomenee ecoutoit ce discours la tete baissee 
Idomeneus listened that discourse the Jiead cast down 

et sans repondre; la fureur etoit allumee dans ses 
and wffliout to answer; the fury icas kindled in his 

yeux; son visage pale et de figure changeoit a tout nio- 
eyes; his visage pale and disfigured changed at all mo- 

ment de couleur; on voyqit ses membres "tremblants. 
ent of colour; they saw his limbs trembling. 

ependant son fils lui disoit: Me voici, mon pere; 
lowever his son to him said: Me behold, my father; 

votre fils est pret a mourir pour appaiser le Dieu; 

your son is ready to die for to appease the god; 

n'attirez pas sur vous sa colere: je meurs content 

'uio upon you his anger: 1 die contented 



in 

; 

h 



wish to be honoured by cruelty; take great care not to add to 
the fault of your promise that of accomplishing' it, contrary to 
the laws of nature; offer tb Neptune a hundred bulis whiter than 
snow; cause their blood to flow around his altar crowned with 
flowers; cause to smoke a sweet frankincense to the honour of 
that god.' 

Idomeneus listened to this discourse, his head hanging down 
and without, answering; fury was kindled in his eyes; his face, 
pale and disfigured, changed colour at every moment; bis 
limbs were seen trembling 1 . Jn the meanwhile his son said to 
him: behold me, my lather, your son is ready to die in order to 
|p] ease the god; do not draw his anger upon you: I die 
tented 



TELEMACHUS, 199 

puisque ma mort vous aura garanti de la votre. 
since my death yon will have saved of the yours. 

Frappez, mon pere; ne craigncz point de trouver en 
Strike, my father; not fear of to find in 

moi tin fils indigae de vous, qui craigne de mourir. 
me a son unworthy of you, who fears of to die. 

En ce moment Idomenee, tout hors de lui et 
In that moment Idomeneus, all out of himself and 

comme decline par les Furies infermiles, surprend tous 
as torn by the furies infernal, surprises all 

ceux qui l'ebservoient de pres; il enfonce son epee 
those ivho him observed of near; he thrusts his sivord 

dans le coeur de cet enfant; ii la retire toute 
through the heart of that infant} he it draws out all 

fumante et pleine de sang pour la plonger dans ses 
smoking and full of blood for it to plunge into his 

propres entraiiies; il est encore une fois retenu par 
own bowels; he is still once more restrained by 

ceux qui Penvironnent. 

those who him surround. 

JL'enfant tombe dans son sang; ses yeux se 

The child falls in his blood; his eyes themselves 

couvrent des ombres de la morr; il les entrouvre a 
cover of the shades of the death; he them half open to 

la lumiere; mais a peine Ta-t-il trouvee, qu'il ne 
the light; but hardly it has he found, that he not 

pent plus la supporter. Tel un beau lis au milieu 
can more it bear. Such a beautiful lily to the middle 



since my death will have saved yours. Strike, my father; be 
not afraid of finding in me a son unworthy of you, who fears to 
die. 

In that moment Idomeneus, entirely out of his senses, and 
torn by the infernal furies, surprises all those who closely ob- 
served him: he thrusts his sword through the heart of that 
youth: he draws it out, smoking" and full of blood, to plunge it 
into bis own bowels; he is once more restrained by those who 
surround him. 

The child falls into his blood; his eyes are covered by the 
shades of death; he half opens them to the light; but hardly has 
he found it; than he can no longer bear it. Like a handsome 
lily in the middle 



£00 TELEMACHUS. 

des champs, coupe dans sa racine par le tranchant 
of the fields, cut in its roots by the edge 

de la charrue, languit et ne se souiient plus; 
of the plough, languishes and not itself sustains any longer; 

il n'a point encore perdu cette vive blancheur et 
it not has yet lost that lively whiteness and 

cet eclat qui charme les yeux, mais la terre ne le 
that brightness which charms the eyes, but the earth not it 

nourrit plus, et sa vie est eteinte: ainsi le fils 
nourishes any longer, and Us life is extinguished: thus the son 

d'Idomenee, comme une jeune et tendre fleur, est 
ofldomeneus, as a young and tender flower, is 

cruellement moissonne des son premier age. 
cruelly mowed down from his first age. 

Le pere, dans l'exces de sa douleur, devient insen- 
The father, in the excess of his grief, becomes insen- 
sible; il ne sait ou il est, ni ce qu'il a fait, ni ce 
sible; he not knows where he is, not that which he has done nor that 

qu'il doit faire; il marche chancelant vers la ville, et 
tohich he must do; he walks tottering towards the city, and 

demande son fils. 
demands his son. 

Cependant le peuple, tofoche de compassion pour 
In the meanwhile, the people, touched of compassion for 

Penfant et d'horreur pour Taction barbare du pere, 
the child and of horror for the action barbarous- of the father, 

s' eerie que les Dieux justes Pont livre 

themselves cried out that the gods just him have delivered up 



of the fields, cut in its root by the edge of the plough, lan- 
guishes and supports itself no longer; it has not yet lost that 
brilliant whiteness which charms the eyes, but the earth nour- 
ishes it no longer, and its life is extinguished: thus the son of 
Idomeneus, as a young and tender flower, is cruelly mowed 
down in his first age. 

The father, in the excess of his grief, becomes insensible: he 
knows not where he is, nor what he does, nor what he is to do; he 
walks, tottering, towards the city, and demands his son. 

In the meanwhile the people, touched with compassion for 
the child, and horror for the barbarous action of the father, 
cried out that the gods had delivered him up 



TELEMACIIUS. o 01 

aux Furies. La fureur leur fournit des armes; ils 
to the furies. The fury tkem furnished of the arms} they 

prennent des batons et des pierres; la discord e 

take of the sticks and cfthe stones; the discord 

sou*He dans tens les cceurs un venin mortel. Les 
breathes in all the hearts a venom mortal. The 

Cretois, les sages Cretois, oublient la sagesse qu'ils 

Cretans , the wise Cretans, forget the whJom that thsy 

ont tant aimee; ils ne reconnoissent plus le petit- 
have so much loved; they not recognised any longer the grand-' 

fils du sage Minos. Les amis c/Idornenee ne trouvent 
son of wise *Minos. The friends of Idomeneus not find 

plus ^ de salut pour lui qu'en le ramenant vers 
any more of safety for him but in him bringing back towards! 

ses vaisseaux: ils s' embarquent avec lui; ils 
his vessels: they themselves embark with him; they 

fuient a la merci des ondes. Idomenee, revenant 
fly to the mercy of the waves. Idomeneus, coming back 

a soi, les remercie de Pavoir arrache d'une 
to himself, them thanks of him to have torn from a 

terre qu'il a arrosee du sang de son fils, et qu'il 
earth which he has bedewed of the blood of his son, and that he 

ne sauroit plus habiter. Les vents les conduisent 
not could any longer inhabit. The winds them cenducttd 

vers THesperie, et ils vont fonder un nouveau 
towards . the Hesperia, and they go to found a new 

royaume dans le pays des Saientins. 
kingdom in the country of the Salentinec. 



to the furies. Fury furnishes them with arms; they take up 
sticks and stones. The Cretans, the wise Cretans, forget 
the wisdom which they have so much loved: they no longer 
know the grandson of Minos. The friends of Idomeneus find- 
ing no more safety for him but in taking him back to his vessel: 
they embark with him, and fly at the mercy of the waves. Ido- 
meneus, having recovered, thanks them for having torn him 
from a land which he had bedewed with the blood of his son, 
and which he could no longer inhabit. The winds lead them 
to Hesperia, and they go to found a new kingdom in the coun- 
try of the Salentines. 



202 TELEMACHUS. 

Cependant lcs Cretois, n'ayant plus de roi pour 
In the meanwhile the Cretans, not having longer of king for 

les gouverner, ont resolu cPen choisir un qui conserve 
them to govern, have resolved of them to choose one who can preserve 

dans leur purete les lois etablies. Voici les mesures 
in their purity the laics established. Behold the measures 

qu'ils ont prises pour faire ce choix. Tous les 
which they have taken for to make this choice. Ml the 

principaux citoyens des cent villes sont assembles 
principal citizens of the hundred cities are assembled 

ici. On a deja commence par des sacrifices; on 
here. They have already begun by some sacrifices; they 

a assemble tous les sages les plus fameux des 
have assembled all the wise men the most famous of the 

pays voisins pour examiner la sagesse de ceux 
countries neighbouring for to examine the wisdom of those 

qui paroitront dignes de commander. On a pre- 
who will appear worthy of to command. They have pre- 

pare des jeux publics ou tous les pretendants 
pared of the games public where all the pretenders 

combattront; car on veut donner pour prix la royaute 
will combat; for they wish to give for price the royalty 

a celui qu'on jugera vainqueur de tous les autres 
to him that they will judge conqueror of all the ethers 

et pour Pesprit et pour le corps. On veut un roi 

and for the genius and for the body. They want a king 

dont le corps soit fort et adroit, et dont I'ame soit 
of whom the body be strong and active, and of whom the soul be 



In the meanwhile the Cretans, having no king- to govern 
them; have resolved to choose one who can preserve the estab- 
lished laws in their purity. Behold the measures which they 
have taken in order to make this choice. All the principal 
citizens of the hundred cities are assembled here. Already 
they have begun by sacrifices; they have assembled all the 
wise men of the neighbouring countries, in order to examine 
the wisdom of those who will appear worthy of commanding. 
They have prepared public games in which all the pretenders 
will combat; for they wish to give the royalty as a prize to him 
whom they will judge conqueror of all the others both with res- 
pect to genius and bodily accomplishments. They want a king 
whose body be strong and adroit, and whose mind be 



TELEMACHUS. 203 

ornSe de la sagesse et de la vertu. On appelle ici 
adorned of the loisdom and of the virtue. They call here 

tous les etrangers. 
all the strangers. 

Apres nous avoir raconte toute cette histoire eton- 
Sfter to us to have related all that history aston- 

nante, Nausicrate nous dtt: hatez-vous done, 6 
ishing, Nausicrates to us said: hasten you then, O 

Strangers, de venir dans notre assemblee: vous 
strangers, of to come in our assembly; you 

combattrez avec les autres: et si les Dieux destinent 
will combat ivith the others: and if the gods destine 

la victoire a I'un de vous, il regoera en ce pays. 
the victory to the one of you, he will reign in this country. 

Nous ie suiumes, sans aucun desir de vaincre, mais 
We him followed, without any desire of to conquer, but 

par la seule curiosite cie voir une chose si extraordi- 
by the sole curiosity of to~§ee a thing so extraordi- 
naire. 

nary. 

Nous arrivames a une espece de cirque tres-vaste, 
We arrived to a kind of circus very vast, 

environne d'une epaisse foret: le miiieu du cirque 

environed of a thick forest: the middle of the circus 

etoit une arene preparee pour les combattants; elle 
%oas an arena prepared for the combatants; it 

etoit bordee par un grand amphitheatre d'un gazon 
was bordered by a large amphitheatre of a turf 



adorned with wisdom and virtue. They invite here all stran- 
gers. 

After having related to us this astonishing story, Nausicra- 
tes told us: make haste, therefore, O strangers, to come into 
our assembly: you will combat with the others; and if the gods 
destine the victory to anyone of you, he shall reign in this 
country. We followed him, without any desire of conquering, 
but through curiosity alone of seeing so extraordinary a thing. 

We arrived at a kind of circus very spacious, surrounded by a 
thick forest; the middle of that circus was an area prepared 
for the combatants; it was bordered by a large amphitheatre of 
fresh turf 



204 TELEMACflUS. 

frais sur kquel etoit assis et range un peuple in - 
fre ?h upon which was seated and ranged a people m- 

nombrable. Quand nous arrivames on nous re cut 
numerable. When we arrived they us received 

avee honneur; car les Cretois sont les peuples du 
with honour; for the Cretans are the ' pecple of the 

monde qui exercent le plus noblement et avec le 
world who practise the most nobly and with 

plus de religion l'hospitalite. ():j nous fit asseoir, et 
most of religion the hospitality. They us made to sit, and 

on nous in vita a combattre. Mentor s' en 

they us invited to combat. Mentor himself of it 

excusa sur son age, et Hazael sur sa foible same. 
excused upon his age, and Hazael upon his weak .health. 

Ma jeunesse et ma vigueur m'otoient toute ex- 
My youth and my vigour from me took all ex- 

cuse; je jetai neanmoins un coup-d'ceiT "s«r Mentor 
cuse; I cast nevertheless a blew of eye upon Mentor 

pour decouvrir sa pensec; et j'appercus qu'il 
in order to discover his thought; and I perceived that he 

souhaitoit que je combattisse. J'accept.v clone i'orTre 
wished that I ivould combat. I accepted then the ojftr 

qu'on me faisoit: je me depouillai de mes habits; 
which one me made: I myself shipped of ■ my habits; 

on fit couler des {lots d'buile douce ei luisante sur 
they made to flow some floods of oil sweet and shining jipon 

tons les membres de mon corps; et je me melai 
all the members of my body; and J myself mixed 



upon which were seated and ranged an innumerable people. 
When we arrived we were received with honour; for the Cre- 
tans are a people of the world who exercise, with the must noble- 
ness and the most religion, hospitality. They made us sit down, 
and invited us to combat. Mentor excused himself on account 
of his great age, and Hazael on his weak health. 

My youth and vigour took away all excuses from me; I 
nevertheless cast a glance of an eye upon Mentor, that I might 
discover his thoughts: and I perceived that he wished that 1 
should combat. I therefore accepted the offer that they made 
me: I stripped myself of my clothes; they caused to flow a 
flood of sweet and shining oil over all the limbs of my body; 
and I mixed myself 



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parmi les combattants. On (lit de tous cotes que 
among the combatants. They said of all sides that 

c'etoit le fils d'Ulysse qui etoit venu pour tacher 
it was the son of Ulysses who was come for to endeavour 

de remporter les prix; et plusieurs Cretois qui avoient 
of carry the prize; and many Cretans who had 

ete a Itnaque pendant mon enfance me reconnurent. 
been to Ithaca during my infancy me recognised. 

Le premier rombat fut celui de la lutte. Un 
The first combat was that of the wrestling. A 

Rhodien d'environ trente-cinq ans surmonta tous 

Rhodian of environs (about) thirty-five years surmounted all 

les autres qui oserent se presenter a lui. II etoit 
the others who dared themselves to present to him. He was 

encore clans toute la vigueur de la jeunesse: ses bras 
yet in all the vigour of the youth: his arms 

etoient nerveux et bien nourris; au moindre 
were nervous and ivell nourished; at the least 

mouvement qu'il faisoit on voyoit tous ses muscles; 
motion that he made they saw all his muscles; 

il etoit egalement souple et fort. Je ne lui parus 
he was equally supple and strong. I not to him appeared 

pas digne d'etre vaincu; et, regardant avec pitie 

worthy of to be vanquished; and> looking with pity 

ma tend re jeunesse, il voulut se retirer: 

my tender youth, he was willing himself to retire: 

mais je me presentai a lui. Alors nous nous 

but I myself presented to him. Then we ourselves 



among- the combatants. They said on all sides that it was 
the son of Ulysses who was come lo endeavour to carry the 
prize; and many Cretans who had been in Ithaca during my 
infancy knew me. 

The first comhat was that of wrestling". A Rhodian of about 
five and thirty years, surpassed all those who dared to present 
themselves before him. He was still in all the vigour of youth; 
his arms were nervous and well nourished; at the least motion 
he made, all his muscles were seen. He was equally supple 
and strong. I did not appear to him worthy of being conquer- 
ed; and, looking with pity on my tender youth, he wished to 
withdraw: but I presented myself to him. Then we 

s 



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saisimes Tun Tautre;- nous nous serrames a perdre 

seized v the one the other; we us pressed to lose 

la respiration. Nous etions epaule contre epaule, 
the breath. We were shoulder against shoulder, 

pied contre pied, tous les nerfs tendus et les bras 
foot against foot, all the nerves stretched and the aims 

entrelaces comme des serpents, chacun s' efforcant 
entwined as of the serpents, every one himself endeavouring 

d'enlever de terre son ennemi. Tantot il 

of to raise up from the ground his enemy. Sometimes he 

essayoit de me surprendre en me poussant du 
tried of me to surprise in me pushing of the 

cote droit, tantot il s'efforcoit de me pencher 
side right, sometimes he himself endeavoured of me to incline 

du cote gauche. Pendant qu'il me latoit ainsi, je 
of the side left. Whilst that he me tried thus, I 

le poussai avec tant de violence, que ses reins 
him pushed with so much of violence, that his back 

plierent: il tomba stir Parene et m'entraina sur 
bent: he fell upon the arena and me dragged upon 

lui. En vain il tacha de me mettre dessous; je le 
him. In vain he tried of me to put under; J him 



tins immobile sous moi 
held immovable under me. 

victoire au fils d'Ulysse! 
victory to son of Ulysses! 

confus a se relever. 

confused to himself to raise up. 



Tout le peuple cna; 

Ml the people cried out: 

et j'aidai au Rhodien 

and I helped to the Rhodian 






seized one another; we pressed one another even to lose breath. 
We were shoulder against shoulder, foot against foot, all our 
nerves stretched, and our arms entwined as serpents, every 
one endeavouring" to raise up his enemy from the ground. 
Sometimes he tried to surprise me in pushing me to the right, 
and sometimes he endeavoured to incline me on the left side. 
Whilst he tried me thus, 1 pushed him with such violence, that 
his back yielded; he fell upon the arena and drew me upon him. 
lie tried in vain to put me under him; but 1 held him motion- 
less under me. The whole people cried out: victory to the 
son of Ulysses! and I helped the confused Rhodian to get up. 



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207 



Le combat du ceste fut plus difficile. Le fils d'un 
The combat of the cestus icas more difficult. The son of a 

riche citoyen de Samos avoit acquis une haute re- 

rich citizen of Samos had . acquired a high re- 

putation dans ce genre de combat. Tous les autres 
putation in this kind of combat. All the others 

lui cederent; il n'y eut que moi qui esperai la 
to him yielded; it not there had but me who hoped the 

victoire. D'abord il me donna dans la tete, et puis 
victory. At first he to me gave in the head, and then 

dans Testomac, cles coups qui me firent vomir le 

in the stomach, some blows which me made to vomit the 

sang, et qui repandi^ent stir mes yeux un epais nuage. 

blood, and which spread over my eyes a thick cloud. 

Je chancelai; il me pressoit, et je ne pouvojs plus 
J tottered; he me pressed, and / not could more 

respirer: Mais je fus ranime par la voix de Men- 
breathe; but I was reanimated by the voice of Men- 
tor, qui me crioit: 6 fils d'UIysse, seriez vous 
tor, who tome cried out: Oh son of Ulysses, would you be 

vaincu? La colere me donna de nouvelles forces; 

vanquished? The anger to me gave of new forces; 

j'eviui plusieurs coups dont j'aurois ete acc^ble. 
I avoided many blows of which I would have been overwhelmed. 

Aussitot que le Samien m'avoit porte un faux coup, 
As soon as the Samian to me had carried a false blow, 

et que son bras s' alongeoit en vain, je le surprenois 
and that his arm itself stretched in vain, I him surprised 



The combat of the cestus was more difficult. The son of a 
rich citizen of Samos had acquired great reputation in that 
kind of combat. All others yielded to him; there was but I 
who hoped for victory. He gave me at first, on the head 
and then on the breast, blows which made me vomit blood, 
and spread over my eyes a thick cloud. I reeled; he pressed 
me, and I could no longer breathe: but I was reanimated by 
the voice of Mentor, who cried out to me; O, son of Ulysses, 
would you be vanquished? Anger gave me new forces; 1 ward- 
ed off many blows by which I would have been overwhelmed. 
As soon as the Samian had carried to me a false blow, and his 
arms were stretching in vain, I surprised him 



208 TELEMACHUS. 

dans cette posture penchee: deja il reculoit, quand 
in that posture inclined: already he recoiled, when 

je haussai mon ceste pour tomber sur lui avec plus 
/ lifted up my cestus in order to Jail upon him with more 

de force: il voulut esquiver, et perdant l'equilibre, 
of force: he wished to avoid, and loosing the equilibrium, 

il me donna le moyen de le renverser. A peine 
he tome gave the mean of him to overset. Hardly 

fut-il etendu par terre que je lui tendis la main 
was he stretched by ground that I to him stretched the hand 

pour le relever. II se redressa de lui-meme, 
for him to raise up. He himself erected of himself, 

couvert de poussiere et de sang: sa honte fut ex- 
covered of dust and of blood; his shame was ex- 

treme; mais il n'osa renouveler le combat. 
treme; but he not dared to renew the combat. 

Aussitot on commeii^a la course des chariots 
Immediately they began the course of the chariots 

que Ton distribua au sort. Le mien se trouva 
that them they distributed to the lot. The mine itself found 

ie moindre pour la le^erete des roues et pour la 
the least for the lightness of the wheels and for the 

vigueur des chevaux. Nous partons: un image de 
vigour of the horses. We depart: a cloud of 

poussiere vole et couvre le ciel. Au commencement 
iust flies and covers the heaven. M the beginning 

je laissai les autres passer devant moi. Un jeune 
/ . let the others pass before me. Ji young 



in that inclined posture; already he recoiled, when I lifted up 
my cestus in order to fall upon him with more force; he wished 
to escape, and losing" the equilibrium, he gave me the means of 
oversetting him. Hardly was he stretched on the ground than 
I extended my hand to raise him up. He rose himself, cover- 
ed with dust and blood; his shame was extreme; but he dared 
not to renew the combat. 

They began immediately the race of the chariots, which 
were distributed by lot. Mine was found the least on account 
of the lightness of the wheels and the vigour of the horses; we 
started; a cloud of dust flies and covers the heaven. I let, at 
the beginning, the others pass before me. A young 



TELEMACHUS. 



209 



Lacedemonien, nomme Crantor, laissoit d'abord tous 
Lacedemonian, named . Crantor, left at first all 

les autres derriere lui. Un Cretois, nomme Poly- 
pe others behind him. A Cretan, named Poly- 

clete, le suivoit de pres. Hippomaque, parent d'ldo- 
cletes, him followed of near. Hippomac, relation of Ido- 

menee, et qui aspiroit a lui succeder, lachant les renes 
meneus, and xoho aspired to him to succeed, relaxing the reins 

a ses chevaux fumants de sueur, etoit tout penche 
to his horses smoking of sweat, was entirely inclined 

sur leurs crins flottants; et le mouvement des roues 

upon their hairs flowing; and the motion of the icheels 

de son chariot etoit si rapide, qu'elles paroissoient 

of his chariot ivas so rapid, that they appeared 

immobiies comme les ailes d'un aigle qui fend les 
motionless as the icings of an eagle who cleaves the. 

airs. Mes chevaux s' animerent et se 

air. JTy horses themselves animated and themselves 

mirent pL j u-a peu en haleine; je laissai loin derriere 
put little by little in breath; I left far behind 

moi presque tous ceux qui etoient partis avec tant 
me almost all those who were gone with so much 

d'ardeur. Hippomaque, parent d'ldomenee, poussant 
of ardour. Hippomac, relation of Idomeneus, pushing 

trop ses chevaux, le plus vigoureux s' abattit, 
too much his horses, the most vigorous himself fell down, 



Lacedemonian, named Crantor, left at first the others all 
behiod him. A Cretan, named Polycletus, followed him 
close. Hyppomacus, relation to Idomeneus, and who aspired 
to succeed him, slackening the reins of his horses smoking with 
sweat, was wholly inclined on their floating manes; and the mo- 
tion of the wheels of his chariot was so rapid, as to appear im- 
movable, like the wings of an eagle who cleaves the air. My 
horses became animated, and by degrees put themselves in 
breath. I left far behind me almost all those who had gone 
with so much ardour. Hyppomacus, relation to Idomeneus, 
pushing his horses too much, the most vigorous fell, 

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TELEIUACHUS. 



et par sa chute il ota a son maitre l'esperance de 
and by his fall he took to his master the hope of 

regner. 
to reign* 

Polyclete, se penchant trop sur ses chevaux, ne 
Polycletes, himself inclining too much upon his horses, not 

put se tenir ferme dans une secousse; it tomba, 

was able himself to hold firm in a shake; he fell, 

les renes lui echapperent; et il fut trop heureux de 
the reins him escaped; and he ivas too happy cf 

pouvoir eviter la mort. Crantor, voyant avec des 
to be able to avoid the death. Crantor, seeing with of the 

yeux pleins d'indignation que j'etois tout aupres de 
eyes full of indignation that I was quite near of 

lui, redoubla son ardeur: tantot il invoquoit les 
him, redoubled his ardour: sometimes he invoked the 

Dieux et leur promettoit de riches oflYandes, tantot 
gods and to them promised of rich offerings, sometimes 

il parloit a ses chevaux pour les animer: il craignoit 
he spoke to his horses for them to animate : he feared 

que je ne passasse entre la borne et lui; car mes 
that I not would pass between the bourn and him; for my 

chevaux, mieux menages que les siens, etoient en 
hqfses, better governed than the his, were in 

etat de le devancer: il ne lui restoit plus 
condition of him to pass before; it not to him remained more 

d'autre resSource que celle de me fermer le passage. 
of other resource but that of to me to shut the passage. 



and by his fall he took from his master the hope of reigning*. 
Foiycrates, bending- himself too much on his horses, could 
not hold firm in a shock: he fell down, the reins escaped him, 
and he was very fortunate to be able to avoid death. Crantor, 
seeing with eyes full of indignation that I was close to him, re- 
doubled his ardour; sometimes he invoked the gods, and prom- 
ised to them rich offerings, sometimes he spoke to his horses 
in order to animate them; he was afraid lest I would pass be- 
tween the bourn and him; for my horses, better governed than 
his own, were in a condition to go before him: no other re- 
sources were now left to him butthat of shutting the passage 
against me. 



TELEMACHUS. 211 

Pour y reussir, il hazarda de se briser contre 
In order in it to succeed, he hazarded of himself to break against 

la borne; il y brisa effectivement sa roue. Je ne 
the bourn; he there Iroke effectively his wheel. I not 

sorgeai qu'a faire prompteinent le tour pour n'etre 
thought but to make quickly the turn for not to be 

pas engage dans son desordre; et il me vit un moment 
engaged in his disorder; and he me saw a moment 

apres au bout de la carriere. Le peuple s'- 

after at end of the career, The people themselves 

ecria encore une fois: victoire au fils d'Ulysse! 
died out yet once more: victory to the son of Ulysses! 

C'est lui que les Dieux destinent a regner sur nous. 
It is he whom the gods destine to reign over us. 

Cependant les plus iilustres et les plus sages 
However the most illustrious and the most wise 

d'entre les Cretois nous conduisirent dans un bois 
from among the Cretans us conducted into a wood 

antique et sacre, recule de la vue des hommes pro- 
ancient and sacred y distant of the sight of the men pro- 
fanes, ou les vieillards que Minos avoit etablis juges 
fane, where the old men whom Minos had established judges 

du peuple et gardes des lcis nous assemblerent. 
of the people and guardians of the laws us assembled. 

Nous etions les memes qui avions combattu dans les 
We were the same who had combated in the 

jeux; nul autre n'y fut admis. Les sages 
games; no other not there was admitted. The wise men 



In order to succeed io it, he hazarded to break his chariot 
against the bourn; he broke there effectual!? one of the wheels 
of it. I thought but to make quickly a turn that I might Dot 
be entangled in his disorder: and he saw me at the moment 
after at the end of the career. The people cried out once more: 
victory to the son of Ulysses! it is he whom the gods destine to 
reign over us! 

In the meanwhile the most illustrious and wisest from among 
the Cretans conducted us into an ancient and sacred wood, re- 
moved from the sight of profane men, where the old men 
whom Minos had established judges of the people, and guardi- 
ans of the laws, assembled us. We were the same who had com- 
bated in the games, no other one was admitted there. The 
wise men 



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TELEMACHUS. 



ouvrirent le livre ou toutes les lois de Minos sont 
opened the book where all the laws of Minos are 

recueillies. Je me sentis saisi de respect et de 
collected. I myself felt seized of respect and of 

honte quand j'apptochai de ces vieillards que l'age 
shame whtn I approached of these old men whom the age 

rendoit venerables sans leur oter la vigueur de 
rendered venerable without from them to take the vigour of 

Pesprit. lis etoient assis avec ordre, et immobiles 
the mind. They were seated with order, and motionless 

dans Leurs places: leurs cheveux etoient blancs; plusieurs 
in their places: their hairs were white; many 

n'en avoient presque plus. On voyoit reluire 
not of them had almost none. They saw to shine 

sur leurs visages graves une sagesse douce et 
upon their visages grave a wisdom sweet and 

tranquille; ils ne se pressoient point de parler; 
tranquil; they not themselves were eager of to speak; 

ils ne disoient que ce qu'iis avoient resolu de 
they not said but that which they had resolved of 

dire. Quand ils etoient d'avis differents ils 
to say. When they ivere. of opinions different they 

etoient si moderes a soutenir ce qu'iis pensoient 
were so moderate to sustain that which they thought 

de part et d'autre, qu'on aurqit cru qu'ils 
of part and of other, that one would have believed that they 

etoient tous d'une meme opinion. La longue experi- 
were all of one same opinion. The long expert- 



opened the book in which all the laws of Minos are collected. 
I felt myself seized with respect and shame wheo I approached 
to these old men whom age rendered venerable without taking 
from them the vigour of their mind. They were seated with 
order, and motionless in their places: their hairs were white; 
and many had almost none. A wisdom sweet and tranquil was 
seen brightening on their faces; they were not eager to speak; 
they said but what they had determined to say. When they 
were of different opinions, they were on both parts so moderate 
in supporting what they thought, that one would have believed 
that thjey were ail of the same opinion. The lang experi- 



TELEMACH17S. 213 

ence des choses passees, et 1'habitude du travail, 
ence of the things past, and the habit of the work, 

leur donnoicnt de grandes vues sur toutes choses; 
to them gave of great views upon all things; 

mais ce qui perfectionnoit le plus leur raison, c'etoit 
but that which perfected the most their reason, it was 

le calme de leur esprit delivre des folles passions 
the calmness of their mind delivered of the mad passions 

et des caprices de la jeunesse. La sagesse toute seule 
and of the caprices of the youth. The wisdom all alone 

agissoit en eux, et le fruit de leur longue vertu etoit 
acted in them, and the fruit of their long virtue was 

d'avoir si bien domte leurs humeurs, qu'ils 
of to have so well tamed their humours, that they 

goutoient sans peine le doux et noble plaisir d'ecouter 
tasted without pain the sweet and noble pleasure of to listen 

la raison. En les admirant je souhaitai que ma vie 
the reas&n. In them admiring I wished that my life 

put s' accourcir pour arriver tout-a-coup 

could itself shorten for to arrive all to blow (suddenly) 

a une si estimable vieillesse. Je trouvois la jeunesse 
to a so estimable old age- I found the youth 

malheureuse d'etre si impetueuse et si eloignee de 
unhappy of to be so impetuous and so remote of 

cette vertu si eclairee et si tranquille. 
that virtue so enlightened and so tranquil. 

Le premier d'entre ces vieillards ouvrit le livre 
The first from among these old men opened the book 



ence of the past, and the habit of work, gave them great views 
over all things; but what perfected their reason the most was, 
the calm of their minds, delivered from mad passions, and from 
the caprices of youth. Wisdom alone acted in them, and the 
fruit of their long virtue was, to have so well tamed their hu- 
mour, that they tasted without pain the sweet and noble plea- 
sure of listening to reason. 1 wished in admiring them that 
my life could be shortened in order to arrive at once to so es- 
timable an old age. f found youth unhappy to be so impetu- 
ous and so remote from that virtue so enlightened and so tran- 
quil. 

The first from among these old men opened the book 



214 TELEMACHUS. 

des lois de Minos, c'etoit un grand livre qu'on 
of the laws of Minos, it was a great book which they 

tenoit d'ordinaire renferme dans une cassette d'or avec 
held of ordinary shut up in a casket of gold ivith 

des parfums. Tous ces vieillards le baiserent avec 
of the perfumes. Jill these old men it kissed with 

respect; car ils disent qu'apres les D;eux, de qui 

respect; for they say that after the gods, from whom 

les bonnes lois viennent, rien ne doit etre si sacre 
the good laics come, any thing not must be so sacred 

aux hommes que les lois destinees a les rendre bons, 
to the men than the laics destined to them to render good, 

sages et heureux. Ceux qui ont dans leurs mains les 
wise and happy. Those ivho have in their hands the 

lois pour gouverner les peuples doivent toujours 
laios for to govern the people must always 

se laisser gouverner eux-memes par les lois. 

themselves to let to govern themselves oy the laws. 

C'est la loi, et non pas l'homme, qui doit regner. 
It is the law, and not the man, who must reign. 

Tel etoit le discours de ces sages. Ensuite celui 
Such ivas the discourse of these wise men. Jlfterwards he 

qui presidoit proposa trois questions, qui devoient 
ivho presided proposed three questions, which should be 

etre decidees par les maximes de Minos. 
to be decided by the maxims of Minos. 

La premiere question etoit de savoir quel est le 

The first question u'as of to know who is the 



of the laws of Minos. It was a large book which was held shut 
up in a casket of gold with perfumes. All these old men kissed 
it with respect; for they say that after the gods, from whom the 
good laws come, nothing ought to be more sacred to men than 
the laws destined to render them good, wise and happy. Those 
who have the laws in their hands in order to govern the peo- 
ple, ought to suffer themselves to be governed by the laws. It 
is the law, and not the man, which ought to reign. Such was 
the discourse of these wise men. Afterwards he who presided 
proposed three questions, which were to be decided by the 
maxims of Minos. 

The first question was to know who is the 



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plus libre de tous les hommes. Les uns repondirent 
most free of all the men. The ones answered 

que c'etoit un roi qui avoit sur son peuple un empire 
that it was a king who had vpon his people an empire 

absolu et qui etoit victorieux de tous ses ennemis. 
absolute and who was victorious of all his enemies. 

D'autres soutinrent que c'etoit un homme si riche 
Of others sustained that it loas a man so rich 

qu'il pouvoit contenter tous ses desirs. D'autres dirent 
that he could content all his desires. Of others said 

que c'etoit un homme qui ne se marioit point, et 
that it was a man ivho not himself married, and 

qui voyageoit pendant toute sa vie en divers pays 
who travelled during all his life in divers countries 

sans jamais etre assujetti aux lois d'aucune nation. 
without ever to be subjected to the laivs of any nation. 

D'autres s' imaginerent que c'etoit un barbare, 
Of others themselves imagined that it w as a barbarian, 

qui, vivant de sa chasse au milieu des bois, etoit in- 
who, living of his chase in midst of the woods, was in- 
dependent de toute police et de tout besoin. D'autres 
dependent of all police and of all want. \ Of others 

crurent que c'etoit un homme nouvellement affranchi, 
believed that it was a man newly affranchized, 

parcequ'en sortant des rigueurs de la servitude 
because in coming out of the rigours of the servitude 

il jouissoit plus qu'aucun autre des douceurs de 
he enjoyed more than any other of the sweetnesses of 



freest of all men. Some answered that it was a king* who had 
an absolute empire over his people, and was victorious over 
all his enemies. Others maintained that it was a man so rich 
as to be able to content all his desires. Others said that it was 
a man who never married, and who travelled during- his life into 
different countries without ever being subject to the laws of 
any nation. Others imagined that it was a barbarian, who liv- 
ing upon his chace m the middle of the woods, was independent 
of all police and of all needs. Others believed that it was a 
man newly emancipated because thai in coming out of the rig- 
ours of servitude, he enjoyed more of the sweets of 



216 TELEMACHUS. 

la liberte. D'autres enfin s' aviserent de dire 
the liberty. Of others in fine themselves fancied of to say 

qne c'etoit un homme mourant, parceque la mort le 
that it ioos a man dying* because the death him 

deiivroit de t^ut, et que tous les hommes ensemble 
delivered of all, and that all the men together 

n'avoient plus aucun pouvoir sur lui. 
not had any longer any power over him. 

Q<iatid mon rang fut vt:nu, je n'eus pas de peine 
When my turn ivas come, I not had of pain 

a repondre, parceque je n'avois pas oablie ce que 
to answer, because I not had forgotten that which 

Mentor m'avoit dit souvent. Le plus libre de 
Mentor to me had said often. The most free of 

tous les hommes, repondisje, est celui qui peut 
ail the men, answered I, is he who can 

etre libre dans Pesclavage meme. En quelque 

be free in slavery itself. In whatever 

pays et en quelque condition qu'on soit, on est trcs 
country and in whatever condition that one may be, one is very 

libre ^ pourvu qu'on craigne les IMeux, et qu'on ne 
free provided that one fears the gods, and that one not 

craigne qu'eux. En un met, I'homme veritablement 
fears but them. In one word, the man truly 

libre est celui qui, degage de toute crainte et de tout 
free is he who, disengaged of all fear and of all 

desir, n'est soumis qu'aux Dieux et a sa raison. Les 

desire, not is submitted but to the gods and to his reason. The 



liberty than any other. Lastly, others fancied to say that it was 
a dying" man, because death delivered him from all, aud that all 
men together had no longer any power over him. 

When my turn had come, 1 had no pain to answer, for I had 
not forgotten what 1 had often heard Mentor say. The freest 
of dlmen, answered I, is he who can be free even in slavery 
itself. In whatever country, and in whatever condition one 
may be, he is very free provided he fears the gods, and fears 
nothing but them. In a word, the man truly free is he who* 
disengaged from all fears, and from every desire, is only sub- 
mitted to the gods and his reason. The 



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vieillards s' entre-regarderent en souriant, et 
old men themselves between looked in smiling, and 

fiirent surpris de voir querna reponse fut precisement 
were surprised of to see that my answer was precisely 

celle de Minos. 
that of Minos. 

Ensuite on proposa la seconde question en ces termes: 
•Afterwards they proposed the second question in these terms: 
quel est ie plus malheureux de tous les hommes? 
ivho is the most unhappy of all the men? 

Chacun disoit ce qui iui venoit dans 1'espiit. L'un 
Every one said that which to him came into his mind. The one 
disoit: c^est un hommeqtu n'a ni biens, ni sante, pi 
said: it is a man who not has neither goods, nor health, nor 
" honncur. U» autre disoit; e'est un-homme qui n'a 
honour. Another said: it is a man who not has 

aucun ami. D'autres souteooient que e'est un 

any friend. Of others sustained that it is a 

homme qui a des enferits ingrats, et indignes de 
man who has of the children ungrateful, and unworthy of 

lui. II vint un sage de l'isie de Lesbos, qui dit: 
him. He came a wise man of the isle of Lesbos, who said] 
le plus malheureux de tous les hommes est ceiui qui 
the most ' unhappy of all the men is he ivhe 

croit l'etre; car le malheur depend moins des 
believes himself to be; for the unhappiness depends less of the 



old men looked at one another smiling-, and were astonished to 
see that my answer was precisely that of Minos. 

They proposed afterwards the secoud question in these 
words: Who is the most unhappy of all men? Everyone said 
what came into his mind. One said, it is a man who has neither 
fortune, nor healih v nor honour. Another said, it is a man who 
has no friend. Others sustained that it is a man who has un- 
grateful childrerj, and who are unworthy of him. There came 
e man from the island of Lesbos, who said; The most un- 
happy of all men is he who believes himself to be so; for mis- 
fortune depends less on the 



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choses qu'on souffre, que de rimpatience avec 

things that one suffers, than from the impatience with 

laquelle on augmente son malheur. 
which one increases his misfortune. 

A ces mots toute Passemblee se recria: on 
Jit these words all the assembly themselves cried out: they 

applaudit, et chacun crut que ce sage Lesbien 
applauded, and every one believed that that wise Lesbian 

remporteroit le prix sur cette question. Mais on 
would carry the prize upon that question. But they 

me demanda ma pensee, et je repondis, suivant les 
me demanded my thought, and I answered, according to the 

maximes de Mentor: Le plus malheureux de tous 
maxims of Mentor: The most unhappy of all 

les liommes est un roi qui croit etre heureux en ren- 
the men is a king who believes to be happy in fetor 

dant les autres hommes miserables: il est doublement 
dering the other men miserable: he is doubly 

malheureux par son aveugiement: ne connoissant pas 
unhappy by his blindness: not knowing 

son malheur, il ne peut s* en guerir; il craint 
his misfortune, he not can himself of it cure; he fears 

meme de le connoitre. La verite ne peut percer 
even of it to know. The truth not can pass through 

la foule des flatteurs pour aller jusqu'a lui. II est 
the crowd of the flatterers in order to go even to him. He is 
tyrannise parses passions; ilne connoit point ses devoirs; 
tyrannised by his passions; he not knows his duties; 



things which one may suffer, than from the impatience by 
which he increases unhappiness. 

At these words the whole assembly cried out; they applauded, 
and every one believed that this wise Lesbian would carry the 
prize upon that question. But they asked me my thoughts, and 
I replied according to the maxims of Mentor: the unhappicst 
of all men is a king who believes himself to be happy in render- 
ing other men miserable; he is doubly unhappy by his blind- 
ness; not knowing his unhappiness, he cannot be currd of it. 
Truth cannot pass through the croud of flatterers to go to him. 
He is tyrannised by his passions; he does not know his duties; 



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il n'a jamais goute le plaisir de faire le bien, ni senti 

he not has ever tasted thejoleamre of to do the good, nor felt 
lescharmes de la pure veriu. II est malheureux, et 
the charms of the pure virtue. He is unhappy, and 

di : >ne de i'etre; son malheur augmente tous !es jours; 
worthy of so to be: his misfortune encr eases every the days; 
il court a sa perte; ei les Dieux se prep arent a 
he runs to his loss; and the gods themselves prepare to 
le confo.-sdre par une punition eternelle. Toute l'as- 
him to confound by a punishment denial. All the as- 

semblee avoua que j'avois vaincu le sage Lesbien, 
sembly avowed that I had vanquished the. wise Lesbian, 
et les vieiUards declarerent que j'avois rencontre le 
and the old men declared that 1 had met the 

vrai sens de Minos. 

true meaning of Minos, 

Pour la troisieme question, on demanda: lequel 
As for the third question, they demanded: which 

des deux est preferable: d'un cote, un roi con- 
ofthe two is preferable: of one side, a king con' 

querant et invincible dans la guerre; de P.iutre, un roi 
queror and invincible in the war; of the other, a king 

sans experience de la guerre, mais propre a policer 
icithout experience of the war, but fit to civilize 

sagement les pcuoles dans la paix? la plupart 
wisely the people in the peace? the most part 

repondirent que le roi invincible dans la guerre 
answered that the king invincible in the war 



he never has tasted the pleasure of doing 1 good, nor felt the 
charms of pure virtue. He is unhappy, and worthy to be so; 
his unhapptness increases every day; he runs to his ruin, and 
the gods prepare themselves to confound him by an eternal 
punishment. All the assembly declared that I had vanquished 
the wise Lesbian, and the old men proclaimed that I had met 
with the true sentiment of Minos. 

As for the third question, they asked: which of the two is 
preferable; on one side, a king, victorious and invincible in 
war; on the other, a king, without experience in war, but quali- 
fied to govern wisely the people in peace? the most part an- 
swered, that the king invincible in war 



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etoit preferable. A quoi sert, disoient ils, d'avoir 
was preferable. To what serves, said they, to have 

un roi qui sache bien gouverner en paix, s'il 
* king who knows well to govern in peace, if he 

ne salt pas defendre le pays quand la guerre 
not knows to defend the country 

vient? les enemis le vaincront 

tomes? the enemies him will vanquish 
peuple en servitude. D'autres 
people into servitude* Of others 

contraire, que le roi pacifique 
that the king pacific 



when the war 

et reduiront son 
and icill reduce his 



contrary, 
parcequ'il 



soutenoient, au 
sustained, to the 

seroit meilleur, 
would be better, 



because he 

ses soins. 
his cares. 



craindroit la guerre et l'eviteroit par 
would fear the icar and it would avoid by 

D'autres disoient qu'un roi conquerant 
Of others said that a king conqueror 

travailleroit a la gloire de son peuple aussi-bien 
would work to the glory of his people as well 

qu'a la sienne, et qu'il rendroit ses sujets 
«5 to the his own, and that he would render his subjects 

maitres des autres nations; au lieu qu'un 

masters of the other nations; to the place (instead) that a 

roi pacifique les tiendrbit dans une* honteuse 
them would hold 

voulut savoir 
vrished to know 



king pacific 

lachete. On 
cowardice. They 

repondis ainsi: 
answered thus: 



in 

mon 
my 



a shameful 

sentiment. Je 
sentiment. 1 



was preferable. What avails it, said they, to have a king 
who knows well how to govern in peace, if he does not know 
how to defend the country when war comes? the enemies will 
vanquish him and reduce his people into servitude. Others 
maintained, on the contrary, that the pacific king' would be the 
best, because he would fear war, and would, by his care, avoid 
it. Others said that a conquering king would work for ihc ^lo- 
ry of his people, as well as for his own, and that he would ren- 
der his subjects masters of other nations; instead of that a pacific 
king would hold them in shameful cowardice. They wisiied to 
know my seutimeuts. J answered thus: 






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9&\ 



Un 



qu'a 
but to 



roi qui ne sait gouverner que dans la 
king who not knows to govern but in the 

paix ou dans la guerre, et qui n'est pas capable 
peace or in the war, and who not is capable 

de conduire son peuple dans ces deux etats, n'est 
of to conduct his people in these two conditions, not is 

Mais si vous comparez un roi 
But if you compare a king 

guerre, a un roi sage qui, sans 
war, to a king wise who, without 

est capable de la soutenir dans 
is capable of it to sustain in 

ses generaux, je le trouve preferable 
his generals, I him find preferable 

entierement tourne a la guerre 
entirely turned to the war 

la faire pour etendre sa 
it to make in order to extend his 



demi roi. 
half king. 

ne sait que la 
not knows but the 

savoir la 
to know the 

le besoin 
the necessity 

a l'autre. 
to the other. 



guerre, 
war, 

par 

by 
Un 
A 



qui 
who 



roi 

king 

toujours 

always 

et sa ! 
and his 



VOU droit 
would vnsh 

domination 
domination 

peupie. A 
people. To 

subjugue d'autres 

subjugate of other 

sous son pegne? 
under his reUal 



q ! i oi 

what 



gloife 

glory 

soit-ii a 
seivts it to 



propr 
own: 

u.i 
a 



SI 

if 



ii ruineroit son 
he would ruin his 

peuple que son roi 
pa pie that their king 

est malheureux 
unhappy 



on. 



entrament 
drag 



toujours 
always 



nations, 

nations, if they are 

d'ailii urs, les longues guerres 

besidts, the long wars 

apres elles beaucoup de des- 

after them great deal of dis- 



A king" who only knows how to govern in peace or in war, 
who is not capable of conducting' his people in these two con- 
ditions, is but half a king 1 ; but if you compare a king, who 
knows but war, to a wise king, who, without knowing war, is 
capable to sustain it in time of need by his generals, I find 
hirn preferable to the other. A king entirely turned to war, 
would always wish to make war, in order to extend his domin- 
ion aid his own glory: he would ruin his people. . What use is 
it for a people that their king subjugates other nations, if they 
are unhappy under his reign? Besides, long wars draw always 
after them a great deal of dis 

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222 TELEMACHUS. 

ordres; les victorieux memes se dereglent 

orders; the victorious ever themselves disorder 

pendant ces temps de confusion. Voyez ce qu'il 

during these times of confusion. See that which it 

en coute a la Grece pour avoir triomphe de 
of it cost to the Greece for to have triumphed of 

Troie: elle a ete privee de ces rois pendant 
Troy: it has been deprived of these kings during 

plus de dix ans. Lorsque tout est en ftju par la 
more of ten years. When all is in fire by the 

guerre, les lois, Pagriculture, les arts, languissent: 
war, the laws, the agriculture, the arts, languish: 

les meilleurs princes roeme, pendant qu'ils ont une 
the best princes even, whilst that they have a 

guerre a soutenir, sont contraints de farre le plus 
war to sustain, are constrained of to make the most 

grand des maux, qui est de tolerer la licence et 
great of the evils, ichich is of to tolerate the licence and 

de se servir des mechants. Combien 

of themselves to make use of the wicked. How many 

y a-t-il de scelerats qu'on puniroit pendant 
Iiere has it of villains whom one would punish duri7ig 

la paix, et dont on a besoin de recompenser 

the peace, and of whom one has need of to recompense 

I'audace dans les desordres de la guerre! jamais 
the audacity in the disorders of the ivar! ever 

aucun pcuple n'a eu un roi conquerant, sans 
md people not has had a king conqueror, without 



order; the victorious themselves become unruly iu those times 
of confusion. See what loss Greece has sustained for 
ing triumphed over Troy. It has been deprived of its kings 
during- more than ten years. When all is in fire by war, the 
laws, agriculture, and arts, languish; even the best princes, 
whilst they have a war to sustain, are constrained to do the 
greatest of evil, which is to tolerate licence and to make use of 
the wicked. How many villains, whom they would punish 
during peace, and whose audacity one has need to recompense 
in the disorders of war! never any people has had a conquer- 
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avoir beaucoup souffert de son ambition. Un 

to have very much suffered of his ambition. A 

conquerant, enivre cie sa gloire, mine presque 

conqueror, intoxicated of his glory, ruins almost 

autant sa nation viciorieuse que les nations 
as much his nation victorious as the nations 

vaincues. Un prince qui n'a point les qualites 
vanquished. A prince tww not has the qualities 

necessaires pour la paix ne peut faire gouter a 
necessary for the peace not can make to taste to 

ses sujets les fruits d'une guerre heureusement 
his subjects the fruits of a tear happily 

finie: il est comme un homme qui defendroit 
finished', he is as a man who would defend 

son champ contre son voisin, et qui usurperoit 
his field against his neighbour \ and icho would usurp 

celui du voisin meme, mais qui ne sauroit 
that of the neighbour . even, but who not would knoio 

ni labourer ni semer pour recueiilir aucune 
neither to plough nor to soio for to gather any 

moisson. Un tel homme semble ne pour detruire, 
harvest. A such men seems bom for to destroy, 

pour-j'avager, pour renverser le monde, et non 
for to ravage, for to overset the world, and not 

pour rendre un peuple heureux par un sage 
for to render a peopU happy by a wise 

gouvernement. 
government. 



having suffered very much from his ambition. A conqueror, 
intoxicated with his glory, almost ruins his victorious nation 
as the vanquished nations. A prince who has not the neces- 
sary qualifications for peace cannot cause his subjects to taste 
the fruits of a war happily finished: he is like a man who would 
defend his field against his neighbour, and who would usurp 
even that of his neighbour, but who would neither know how- 
to till, to sow, nor to gather any harvest. Such a man seems 
to be born in order to destroy, to ravage, to overset the world, 
and not to render a people happy by a wise government. 



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Venons maintenant au roi pacifique. II est vrai 
Let us come now to the king pacific. It is true 

qu'ii n'est pas propre a de grandes conquetes; c'est-a- 
that he not is Jit to of great conquests; it is to 

dire qu'il n'est pas ne pour troubler le bonheur 
say that he not is born for to disturb the happiness 

de son peuple en voulant vaincre les autres nations 
of his people in wishing to conquer the other nations 

que la justice ne lui a pas soumises; mais s'il est 
that the justice not to him has submitted; but he is 

veritablement propre a gouverner en pa'x, il a toutes 
truly fit to govern in peace, he has alt 

les qualites necessaires pour mettre son peuple en 
the qualities necessary for to put his people in 

sureie contre ses ennemis. Voici comment: il est 
surety against his enemus. Behold how: he is 

juste, modere, et commode a Petard de ses 
just, moderate, and commodious to the regard of his 

voisins; il irentreprend jamais centre eux rien qui 
neighbours; he not undertakes ever against them nothing which 

puisse troubier la paix: il est Bdele dans ses alliances. 
can disturb the peace: he is faithful in his alliances. 

Ses allies l'aiment, ne le craignent point, et ont une 
His allies him love, not him fear, and have an 

enriere confiance en lui. S'il aquelque voisin inquiet, 
entire confidence in him. If he has some neighbour restless, 

hautain et ambitieux, tous les autres rois voisins, qui 
haughty and ambitious, all the other kings neighbour, who 



Let us now come to the pacific king. It is true that he is 
not fit for great conquests; that is to say, he is not born for dis- 
turbing' the happiness of his people, by wishing to vanquish the 
other nation, whom justice has not submitted to him: but if he 
is truly qualifier! to govern in peace, he has all the necessary 
qualities for putting his people in safety against their enemies. 
He il just, moderate, and commodious iu regard to his neigh- 
bours; he never undertakes against them any tiling which can 
disturb ttieir peace; he is faithful in his alliances His allies 
love him, do not fear him, and have in him an eutire confidence. 
If he has some restless neighbour, haughty aud ambitious, all 
the other kings his neighbours, who 



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craignent ce voisin inquiet, et qui n'ont aucune ja- 
fear tfistf neighbour restless, and who not have any jea- 

lousie du roi pacifiqtie, se joignent a ce bon 
lousy of the king pacific, themselves join to that good 

roi pour Pempecher d'etre oprime. Sa probile, sa 
king for him to prevent oftooe oppressed. His probity, his 

bonne foi 5 sa moderation, le rendent Farbitre de tous 
good faith, his moderation, him render the arbiter of all 

les etats qui environnent le sien. Pendant que le 
the states which surround the his own. Whilst that the 

roi entreprenant est odieux a tous les autres, et sans 
king enterprising is odious to all the others, and without 

cesse expose a leurs ligues, celui-ci a la gloire d'etre 

ceasing exposed to their leagues, this one has the glory of to be 

comine le pere et le tdteur de tous les autres rois. 
as the father and the guardian of all the other kings, 

Voilales avantages qu'il a au-dehors. 
Behold ilie advantages that he has to 'without. 

Ceux dont il jouit au-dedans sont encore plus 
Those of which he enjoys within are still more 

solides. Puisqu'il est propre a g-ouveruer en paix, je 
solid. Since that he is fit to got in peace, I 

suppose qu'il gouverne par les plus sages lois. II 
suppose that he governs by the mo:t w . , He 

retranche le faste, la mollesse, et tous les arts qui 
retrenches the luxury, the effeminacy, and all the arts which 

ne servent qu'a flatter les v fak fleurir les 

not serve bat to flatter the vi:e: he causes to flourish the 



fear this restless king-, and who have jealousy ot'ffjifa pacific 
king-, join themselves to this good ki in order to prevent him 
from being 1 oppressed. His probity, good faith, his modera- 
tion, render him the arbiter of all the other states which sur- 
round his own. Whilst that the enterprising 1 king- is odious to 
all the others, and continually exposed to their leagues, this 
one has the glory of being considered as the father and guar- 
dian of all the other kings. Behold the advantages which he 
has abroad. 

Those which he enjoys within are still more solid. Since he 
is fit to govern in peace, I suppose that he governs according 
to the wisest laws. He retrenches luxury, effeminacy, and all 
the arts which serve only to flatter vices; he causes to flourish the 



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autres arts qui sont utiles aux veritables besoms de la 
other arts which are useful to the true wants of the 

vie; sur-tout il applique ses sujets a Ta^ricultiVre. 
life; above all he applies his subjects to the agriculture. 

Par-la il les met dans l'abondance des choses neces- 
By that he them puts in the abundance of the things neces- 

saires Ce peuple laborieux, simple dans ses maeurs, 
sary. This people laborious, simple in their manners, 

accoutume a vivre de peu, gagnsrot fcicilement sa 
accustomed to live of little, gaining with facility their 

vie par la culture de ses terres, se multiplie a 
living by the cultivation of their lands, themselves multiply to 

Finfini. Voila clans ce royaunie un peuple innombra- 
the infinity. Behold in that kingdom a people innumera- 

ble, mais un peuple sain ux, robuste, qui n'est 

hie, but a people healthy, vigorous, robust, who not is 

poini amolii par Les voluptes, qui est exerce 
effeminated by the voluptuousness, who is exercised 

a la vertu, qui n'est point attache aux douceurs d'une 
to the virtue, who not is attached to the sivectness of a 

vie lache et delicieuse, qui sait mepriser la mort, qui 
life base and delicious, who knows to despise the death, who 

aimeroit mieux mourir que de perdre cette liberte 
ivould love better to die than of to lose that liberty 

qu'il goute sous un sage roi applique a ne regner 
which he tastes under a vnse king applied to not to reign 

que pour faire regner la raison. Qu'un conquerant 
but for to make to reign the reason. That a conqueror 



other arts which are useful to the true wants of life; especially 
he applies his subjects to agriculture. Thereby he puts them 
in abundance of necessary thing's. This laborious people, 
simple in their manners, accustomed to live on little, g-aining 
with facility their living- by the culture of their lands, multi- 
ply themselves to infinity. Behold in that kingdom an in- 
numerable people, but a people healthy, and robust, who are 
not effeminated by voluptuousness, who are exercised to virtue, 
who are not attached to the softness of a vile and despicable life, 
who know how to despise death, who would prefer to die rath- 
er than lose that liberty which they enjoy under a wise king* 
applied to reign only to cause reason to reign. Let a conquer- 
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voisin attaque ce peuple, il ne le trouvera peut-etre 
neighbour attack this people, he not them will find perhaps 

pas assez accoutume a camper, a se ranger en 
enough accustomed to encamp, to themselves to range in 

batailie, ou a dresser des machines pour assieger une 
battle array, or to erect of the machines for tobesiege a 

ville; mais il le trouvera invincible par sa multitude, 
city; but he them will find invincible by their multitude 9 

par son courage, par sa patience dans les fatigues, 
by their courage, by their patience in the fatigues, 

par son habitude de souffrir la pauvrete, par sa vi- 
by their habitude of to suffer the poverty, by their vi- 

gueur dans les combats, et par une vertu que les 
gour in the combats, and by a virtue which the 

mauvais succes memes ne peuvent abattre. D'ailleurs, 

lad successes ever not can discourage. Besides^ 

si ce roi n'est pas assez experimente pour 
if that king noi is enough experienced for 

commander lui-meme ses armes, il les fera 

to command himself his armies, he them will make 

commander par des gens qui en seront capables, 
to command by of the people who of it ivillbe capable, 

et il saura s' en servir sans perdre son 

and he will know himself of them to employ without to lose his 

autorite. Cependant il tirera du secours de ses 
authority. In the meanwhile he will draiv of the succours of his 

allies: ses sujets aimeront mieux mourirquede passer 

allies; his sityccts will love better to die than of to pass 



king attack this people, perhaps he will not find them accus- 
tomed enough to encamp, to range themselves in battle array, 
or to erect machines to be ; lege a city; but he will find them 
invincible by their multitude, by their courage, by their pati- 
ence in the fatigues, by their habit of suffering 1 poverty, by 
their vigour in the combats, and by a virtue which even bad 
success cannot discourage. Beside.-, if this king is not expe- 
rienced enough for commanding his aimies by himself, he will 
cause them to be commanded by men who will be capable of 
it, and he will know how to employ them without losing his 
rity. However, he will draw succours from his allies: 
his subjects would rather prefer to die, than to pass 



228 TELEMA'CHUS. 

sous la domination d'un autre roi violent et injuste; 
under the domination of an other king violent and unjust: 

les Dieux memes combattront pour lui. Voyez 
the gods themselves will combat for him. See 

quelles ressources il aura au milieu des plus 
what resources he will have in the middle of the most 

grands perils. 
great perils. 

Jo conclus done que le roi pacinque qui ignore 
I conclude therefore that the king pacific who is ignorant 

la guerre es;t tin roi ties impartait, puisqiDl ne sait 
the war is a king very imperfect, since he not knows 

point renrplir une cle ses plus grandes fonctions, qui 
to fulfil one of his most great functions, which 

est de vaincre ses enneniis: mais j'ajoutc qu'il est 
is of to vanquish his enemies: but I add that he is 

neannn/ms iniii.iment superieur au roi conquerant 
nevertheless infinitely superior to the king conqueror 

qui manque des qiiaiites necessaires clans la paix, et 
who wants of the qualities necessary in the peace, and 

qui n'est propre qu'a la guerre. 
who not is fit but to the luar. 

J'appercus dans Tassemblee beaucoup de gens qui 
I perceived in the assembly many of people wIlo 

ne pouvoient gouter cet avis: car la plupart des 
not could relish this opinion: for the most part of the 

hommes, eblouis par les choses eclatantes, comme les 
men, dazzling by the things bright, as the 



under the dominion of another king violent and unjust: the gods 
themselves would combat for bin). Behold what resources he 
will have in the midst of the greatest peril. 

1 conclude therefore that the pacific king" who is ignorant of 
war is a very imperfect king, hincc he does not know how to 
fulfil one of his greatest functions, which is to vanquish his 
enemies: but I add that he is infinitely superior to tbe conquer- 
ing king, who wants the necessary qualities during pea^, and 
who is pnly 'it for \v 

I perceived in the assembly many persons who could not 
relish that opinion; for the most part of men, dazzled by splen- 
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victoires et les conquetes, les preferent a ce qui est 
victories and the conquests, them prefer to what is 

simple, tranquille et solide, comme la paix et la bonne 
simple, tranquil and solid, as the peace and the good 

police des peuples. Mais tousles vieillards declarerent 
police oftlie people. But all the old men declared 

que j'avois paiie comme Minos. 
that I had spoken as Minos. 

Le premier de ces vieillards s' ecria: je vois 
The first cf these old men himself cried out: I see 

1'accomplissement d'un oracle d'Apcllon, connu dans 
the accomplishment cfan oracle of Apollo, known in 

toute notre isle. Minos avoit consulte le Dieu pour 
all our island. Minos had consulted the gid for 

savoir combien de temps sa race regneroit suivant 

to know how long of time his race would reign accoi ding 

les lois qu'il venoit d'etablir. Le Dieu lui 
to the laws which he came of to establish. The god to him 

repondit: les tiens cesseront de regner quand un etran- 
answered: the yours will cease of to reign when a stran- 

ger entrera dans ton isle pour y faire regner tes 
ger will enter into thy island for there to make to reign thy 

lois. Nous avions craint que quelque etranger ne vint 
laws. We had feared that some stranger not came 

faire la conquete de l'isle de Crete; mais le malheur 
to make the conquest of the island of Crete; but the misfortune 

d'Idomenee, et la sagesse du fils d'UIysse, qui entend 
of Idomeneus, and the ivisdom of the son of Ulysses, who understands 



victories and conquests, prefer them to what is simple, tran- 
quil and solid, as the peace and good police of the people. 

The first of these old men cried out: I see the accomplish- 
ment of an oracle of Apollo, known in all our island. Minos 
had consulted this god, to know how long his race would reign, 
according to the laws he had just established. This god an- 
swered him thus: thy race shall cease to reign when a stran- 
ger will enter into thy island to cause thy laws to reign there. 
We had feared lest some stranger would come and make the 
conquest of the island of Crete; but the misfortune of Idome- 
neus, and the wisdom of the son of Ulysses, who understands 

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mieux que nul autre mortel les lois de Minos, nous 

better than no other mortal the laws of Minos, to us 

montrent le sens de l'oracle. Que tardons-nous 

shows the meaning of the oracle. Why do delay we 

a couronner celui que les destins nous donnent pour 

to crown him whom the destinies tons give for 

roi? 

king? 



better than any other mortal the laws of Minos, show us the 
meaning of the oracle. Why do we delay to crown him whom 
the destinies give us for king. 



END OF BOOK FIPTHt 



BOOK VI. 



TRANSLATION OF WORDS. 

Aussltot les vieillards sortent de l'enceinte du bois 

Immediately the old men go out of the inclosure oftlie wood 

sacre; et le premier, me prenant par la main, annonca 
sacred; and the first t me taking by the hand, announced 

au peuple, deja impatient dans l'attente d'une de- 
to the people, already impatient in the expectation of a de~ 

cision, que j'avois remporte le prix. A peine acheva- 
cision, that I had carried the prize. Hardly finished 

t-il de parler, qu'on entendit un bruit confus de 
he of to speak, that they heard a noise confused of 

toute l'assemblee. Chacun pousse des cris de j 
all the assembly. Everyone pushes of the cries of joy. 

Tout le rivage et toutes les montagnes voisinea 
Jill the shore and all the mountains neighbouring 

retentissent de ce cri: Que le fils d'Ulysse, semblable 
resound of this cry: That the son of Ulysses, like 

a Minos, regne sur les Cretois! 
to Minos, reigns over the Cretans! 



TRANSLATION OF IDEAS. 

Immediately the old men go out of the inclosure of the sa» 
cred wood; and the first, taking me by the hand, announced 
to the people, already impatient of waiting for the decision, 
that I had carried the prize. Hardly had he done speaking, 
than a confused noise of all the assembly was heard. Every 
one shouted cries of joy. The shore, and all the neighbouring 
mountains, reechoed with this cry: Let the son of Ulysses, like 
to Minos, reign over the Cretans! 



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J'attendis un moment, et je faisois signe de la main 

J waited a moment, and I made sign of the hand 

pour demander qu'on m'ecoutat. Cependant Men- 

for to demand that one to me would listen. In the meanwhile Men' 

tor me disoit a 1'oreille: Renoncez-vous a votre 
tor tome said to the ear: Renounce you to your 

partrie? l'ambition de regner vous fera-t-elle oublier 
country? the ambition of to reign you will make it to forget 

Penelope qui vous attend comme sa derniere esperance, 
Penelope ivho you ivaits as her last hope, 

et le grand Ulysse que les Dieux avoient resolu de 
and the great Ulysses whom the gods had resolved of 

vous rendre? Ces paroles percerent mon coeur, 
you to render? These ivords pierced my heart, 

et me soutinrent contre le vain desir de regner. 
and me sustained against the vain desire of to reign. 

Cependant un profond silence de toute cette 
In the meanwhile a profound silence of all this 

tumultueuse assemblee me donna le moyen de parler 
tumultuous assembly tome gave the means of to speak 

ainsi: O illustres Cretois, je ne merite point de vous 
thus: Oh illustrious Cretans, I not merit of you 

commander. L'oracle qu'on vient de rapporter 
to command. The oracle that they come of to relate 

marque bien que la race de Minos cessera de regner 
marks well that the race of Minos shall cease of to reign 

quand un etranger entrera dans cette isle, et y 
when a stranger will enter into this island, and there 



I waited a moment, and made signs with my hand to ask 
that they would listen to me. In the meanwhile Mentor whisper- 
ed to me: do you renounce your country? shall the ambition of 
reigning make you forget Penelope, who waits for you as her 
last hope, and the great Ulysses, whom the gods had re- 
solved to restore to you? these words penetrated through my 
heart, and sustained me against the vain desire of reigning. 

However, a profound silence of all the assembly gave me 
the facility of speaking thus: the oracle which has just been 
related, marks well that the race of Minos shall cease to reign 
when a stranger will enter into this island, and 



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fera regner les lois de ce sage roi: mais il n'est pa* 
will make reign the laws of this loise king: but it not is 

dit que cet etranger regnera. Je veux croire 
said that this stranger will reign. 1 am icilling to believe 

que je suis cet etranger marque par l'oracle. J'ai 
that I am this stranger marked by the oracle, I have 

accompli la prediction; Je suis venu dans cette isle; 
accomplished the prediction; I am come into this island; 

J'ai decouvert le vrai sens des lois, et je souhaite que 
/ have discovered the true sense of the laivs, and J wish that 

mon explication serve a les faire regner avec Phomme 
my explanation may serve to them to make reign with the man 

que vnus choisirez. Pour moi, je pretere ma patrie, 
whom you will choose. For me, I prefer my country, 

la pauvre petite isle d'lthaque, aux cent villes de 
the poor little island of Ithaca, to the hundred towns of 

Crete, a la gloire et a f opulence de ce beau 
Crete, to the glory and to the opulence of this beautiful 

royaume. Souffrez que je suive ce que les destins 
kingdom. Suffer that 1 follow that which the dti 

ont marque. Si j'ai combattu dans vos jeux, ce 
have marked. If I have combated in your gaines, it 

n'etoit pas dans i'esperance de regner ici; c'eto'it pour 
not was in the hope of to reign here; it was for 

meriter votre estime et votre compassion; c'etolt afin 
to merit your esteem and your compassion; it was in order 



will cause the laws of this wise king* to reign there: but it is not 
said that this stranger shall reign. 1 am willing to believe that I 
am that stranger designated by the oracle. I have accomplished 
the prediction; J have come into this island; 1 have discovered 
the true meaning of the laws; and I wish that my explanation 
may serve to cause them to reign with the man whom you will 
choose. As for me, I prefer my country, the poor island of 
Ithaca, to the hundred cities of Crete, to the glory and opu- 
lence of this beautiful kingdom. Suffer that I may follow what 
destiny has marked. If I have fought in your gamos, it was 
not in the hope of reigning here; it was to merit jour estc«nt 
and your compassion; it was in order 

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que vous me donnassiez les moyens de retourner 

that you tome would give the means of to return 

promptement au lieu de ma naissance: j'aime mieux 

quickly to the place of my birth: Hove better 

obeir a mon pere Ulysse, et consoler ma mere Penelope, 
to obey to my father Ulysse's, and to console my mother Penelope. 

que de regner sur tons les peuples de i'univers. O 
than of to reign over all the people of the universe. Oh 

Cretois, vous voyez le fond de mon coeur: il faut 

Cretans y you see the bottom of my heart: it is necessary 

que je vous quilte; mais la mort seule pourra finir 
that J you quit; but the death alone will be able to finish 

ma reconnoissance. Oui, jusques au dernier soupir, 

my gratitude. Yes, even to the last sign, 

Telemaque aimera les Cretois, et s' int6ressera a 
Telemachus loilllove the Cretans, and himself will interest t% 

leur gloire comme a la sienne propre. 
• glory as to the his own, 

A peine eus-je parle qu*il s' eleva dans l'as- 
Ilardly had I spoken that it itself rose in the as- 

semble un bruit sourd semblable a celui des vagues 
sembly a noise confused like to that of the loaves 

de la mer qui s' entre-choquent dans une tem- 
of the sea ivhich themselves among shock in a tem- 

pete. Les uns disoient: est-ce quelque divinite sous 
pest. The ones said: is it some divinity under 

une figure humaine? D'autres soutenoient qui'ls 
a figure human? Some others sustained that they 



on would furnish mc with the means of quickly returning" 
to the place of my birth: I prefer to j>bey my father Ulys- 
ses, and console my mother Penelope, than to reign over all 
the people of the universe. O Cretans, you see the bottom of 
my heart: it is necessary that I quit you; but death will alone 
be able to put an end lo my gratitude. Yes, Telemachus will, 
to his last wghi love the ' and will take an interest in 

their glory, as in his own. Hardly had I spoken, when there 
arose in the assembly a cqnfused noise, like that of the waves 
of the Bea, which dash against one another in a tempest. Some 

it is a divinity under a human shape? others sustained 
that they 



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m'avoient vu en d'autres pays, et qu'ils me re* 
me had seen in of others countries, and that they me re- 

connoissoient. D'autres s' ecrioient: H faut 

tognised. Some others themselves cried out: it is necessary 

le contraindre de regner ici. Enfin je repris la 
him to constrain of to reign here. In fine I resumed the 

parole, et chacun se hata de se taire, ne sachant 
speech, and every one himself hasten of himself to be silent, not knowing 

si je n'allois point accepter ce que j'avois refuse 
if I not was going to accept that which I had refused: 

d'abord. Je leur dis: 

nl first. I to them said: t 

SoufFrez, 6 Cretois, que je/ous dise ce que je 
Suffer, Cretans, that 1 to you say that which 1 

perise. Vous etes le plus sage de tous les peuples; 
think. You are the most wise of all the people; 

mais la sagesse demande, ce me semble, une precau- 
hul the wisdom demands, that tome seems, a precau- 

tion qui vous echappe. Vous devez choisir, non pas 
Hon which you escapes. You ought to choose, not 

1'homme qui raisonne le mieux sur les lois, mais celui 
the man who reasons the best upon the laws, but him 

qui les pratique avec la plus constante vertu. Pour 
who them practises with the most constant virtue. Jls to 

moi, je suis jeune, par consequent sans experience, 
me, I am young, by consequence without experience, 

expose a la violence des passions, et plus en etat 
exposed to the violence of the passions, and more in condition 



had seen me in other countries, and that they knew me. Others 
cried out: he must be constrained to reign here. Finally I 
resumed my discourse, and every one hastened to keep silence, 
not knowing if I was not going to accept what I Lad at first 
refused. 1 said to them. 

Suffer, O Cretans, that I tell you what I think. You are the 
wisest of all people; but wisdom requires, it seems to me, a pre- 
caution which escapes you. You should choose, not the man 
who reasons well upon the laws, but him who practises them 
with the most constant virtue. As for me, I am young, and con- 
sequently without experience, exposed to the violence of pas- 
sions, and more fit 



335 TELEMACHU3. 

de m'instruire en obeissant pour commander ua 
of myself to instruct in obeying for to command one 

jour, que de commander maintenant, Ne cherchez 
day, than of to command now. Not do seek 

done pas un homme qui ait vaincu les autres dans 
therefore a man who has vanquished the others in 

les jeux d'esprit et de corps, mais qui se soit 
the games of the mind and of the body, but who himself bt 

vaincu lui-meme; cherchez un homme qui ait vos 
vanquished himself; seek a man who may have your 

lois ecrites dans le fond de son coeur, et dont toute 
laws wtitten in the bottom of his heart, and of whom all 

la vie soit la pratique de ces lois; que ses actions, 
the life be the practice of these laws; let his actions , 

plutot que ses paroles, vous le fassent ciioisir. 
rather than his ivords, you him make to choose, 

Tous les vieillards, charmes de ce discours } et voyant 
Jill the old men, charmed of this discourse, and seeing 

toujours croitre les applaudissements de Tassemblee, 
always to encrease ihe applauses of the assembly, 

me dirent: Puisque les Dieux nous otent Pesperance 
to me said: Since the gods from us take the hope 

de vous voir regner au milieu de nous, du moins 
of you to see to reign to the midst of us, of the least 

aidez-nous a tiouver un roi qui lasse regner nos lois. 
help us to find a king who makes reign our laws. 

Connoissez-vousqueUjii'un qui puisse commander avec 
Know you some one who can command with 



to instruct myself how to obej, in order to command one day, 
than to command now. Do not then sect a man ,vho has over- 
come the others in the games, b\ the exercise of mind and bo- 
dy, but who has conquered himself; seek a man who has your 
laws written in the bottom of his heart, and the whole life of 
Whom be the practice of these laws; let his actions, rather than 
his words, make jou choose him. Ail the old men, charmed 
with this discourse, and seeing- the applauses of the assembly 
continuing 1 to increase, said to me: since the gods take Irom us 
the hope of seeing you reign in the midst of us, at least help us 
to find a king who may cause our laws to reign. Do you know 
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TELEMACHUS. 237 

cette moderation? Je connois, leur dis-je d'abord, un 
that moderation? 1 know, to them said I at first, a 

homme de qui je tiens tout ce que vous avez es- 
man from whom I hold all that which you have es- 

time en moi; c'est sa sagesseet non pas ia mienne qui 
teemed in me: it is his ivisdom and not the mine which 

vient de parler, et il m'a inspire toutes les reponses 
comes of to speak, and he to me inspired all the answers 

que vous venez d'entendre. 
which you come of to hear. 

En meme temps toute Passemblee jeta les yeux 
Jit the same time all the assembly cast the eyes 

sur Mentor, que je montrois, le tenant par la main; 
upon Mentor, whom I showed, him holding by the hand. 

Je racontois les soins qu'il avoit ens de mon enfance, 
I related the cares that he had had of my infancy, 

les perils dont il m'avoit delivre, les malheurs qui 
the perils of which he me had delivered, the evils which 

etoient venus fondre sur moi des que j'avois cesse de 
were come to rush upon me as soon as I had ceased of 

suivre ses conseils. 

to follow his counsels, 

D'abord on ne Tavoit point regarde a cause 
Jit first they not him had considered to cause 

de ses habits simples et negliges, de sa 
(or on account) of his habits simple and neglected, of his 

contenance modeste, de son silence presque continuel, 
countenance modest, of his silence almost continual. 



that moderation? I know, replied I at first, a man, to whom I 
am indebted for all that which you have esteemed in me; it is 
his wisdom, and not mine, which I have just spoken, and he has 
inspired me with all the answers which you have just now 
heard. 

At the same time all the assembly cast their eyes on Mentor, 
whom I showed, holding" him by the hand. I related the care 
he had taken of my infancy, the perils from which he had de- 
livered me, the misfortunes which had come to fall upon me 
immediately after 1 had ceased from following' his advice. 

They had at first not taken notice of him on account of his 
simple dress, of his modest countenance, and of his silence al- 
most perpetual, 



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On le questionna, il fut 
One him questioned, he teas 

fairc roi. II 



s en 



on air froid et reserve. Mais quand on s' appliqua 

cf his air cold and reserved. But when one himself applied 

a le regarder, on decouvrit dans son visage je ne sais 
to him to consider, one discovered in his face I not know 

quoi de ferme et d'eleve; on remarqua la vivacite de 
what of firm and oftlevaltd; one remarked the vivacity of 

scs yeux et la vigueur avec laquelle il faisoit 
his eyes and the vigour with which he made 

jusqu'aux moindres actions. 
even to least actions. 

admire: On reaolut de le 

admired: They resolved cf him to make king. He himself of it 

defendit sans s' emouvoir: il dit qu'il 

defended {or excused) without himself to move: he said thai he 

pieferoit les douceurs d'une vie privee a l'eclat de 
preferred the sweetness of a life private to the lustre of 

la royaute; que les meilleurs rois etoient malheureux 
the royalty; that the best kings were unhappy 

en ce qu'ils ne faisoient presque jamais les biens 
in that that they not made almost ever the good 

qu'ils vouloient faire, et qu'ils faisoient souvent, 

which they were willing to make, and that they made often, 

par la surprise des flaneurs, les maux qu'ils ne 
by the surprise of the flatterers, the evils that they not 

vouloient pas. II ajouta, que si la servitude est 
were willing. He added, that if the servitude is 

miserable, la royaute ne l'est pas moins, puisqu'elle est 
miserable, tlie royalty not it is less, since it is 



of bis cold and resumed appearance. But when they apply 
themselves to consider him, they discovered in his face I know 
not what of firm and elevated: they observed the vivacity of 
his eyes, and the vigour with which he made even the least ac- 
tions; they questioned him, he was admired; they determined 
to make him a king. He excused himself of it without emo- 
tion; he said that he preferred the sweetness of a private life to 
the lustre of royalty; that the best kings are unhappy, because 
almost Dever do the good they wish to do, and that they 
often made, by the surprise of flatterers, the evils which they 
did not wish to make. He added, that if servitude is miserable, 
royalty is uot less so, since it is 



TELEMACHUS. 339 

une servitude deguisee. Quand on est roi, disoit-il, on 
a servitude disguised. When one is king, said he, one 
depend de tous ceux dont on a besoin pour se 
depends of all those of whom one has need for oneself 

faire obeir. Heureux celui qui n'est point oblige de 
to make to obey. Happy he who not is obliged of 

commander! Nous ne devons qu'a notre seule patrie, 
to command! We not owe but to our alone country ', 

quand elle nous confie Tautorite, le sacrifice de 
when she tous confides the authority, the sacrifice of 

notre liberte pour travaiiler au bien public, 
our liberty for to work to the good public . 

Alors les Cretois, ne pouvant revenir de leur 
Then the Cretans, not being able to come back of their 

surprise, lui demanderent quel homme ils devoient 

surprise, to him demanded what man they ought 

choisir. Un homme, repondit-il, qui vous connoisse 
to choose. Jl man, answered he, who you know 

bien, puisqu'il faudra qu'il vous gouverne, et 
very well, since it will be necessary that he you govern, and 

qui craigne de vous gouverner, Celui qui desire la 
who fears of you to govern. He who desires the 

royaute ne la connoit pas; etxomment en rempiira-t-il 
royalty not it knows; and how of it will fulfil he 

les devoirs, ne les connoissant point? 11 la cherche 
the duties, not them knowing? He it seeks 



a disguised servitude. When one is king he depends upon all 
those of whom he has need, to make himself obeyed. Happy 
he who is not obliged to command! We owe but to our own 
country, when it trusts to us the authority, the sacrifice of our 
liberty, in order to work for the pub^c good. 

Then the Cretans, not being able to recover from their sur- 
prise, asked him what man they should choose. A man, re- 
plied he, who knows you well, since it shall be necessary that 
he should govern you, and who should fear to govern you. He 
who desires royalty does not know it: and how shall he fulfil the 
duties of it, not knowing it? he seeks it 



240 TELEMACHUS. 

pour lui; et vous devez desircr un hommc qui ne 

him; and you ought to desire a man who not 

f accepte que pour l'amour de vous. 
it accepts but for the love of you* 

Tous lcs Cretois furent dans un etrange etonnement 
All the Cretans were in a strange astonishment 

de voir deux etrangers qui refusoient la royaute, 
c/ to see two strangers xoho refused the royalty, 

recherchee par tant d'autres; ils voulurent savoir 
sought after by so many of others; they were willing to know 

avec qui ils etoient venus. Nausicrate, qui les avoit 
with whom they were come. JS'ausicrates, who them had 

conduits depuis le port jusqu'au cirque ou l'on 
conducted from the port even to the circus where the one 

celebroit les jeux, leur montra Hazael avec lequel 
celebrated the games, to them showed Hazael with whom 

Mentor et moi nous etions venus de Pisle de Cypre. 
Mentor and I we were come from the island of Cyprus. 

Mais leur etonnement fut encore bien plus grand 
But their astonishment was still much more great 

quand ils surent que Mentor avoit ete esclave d'ria- 
when they knew that Mentor had been slave of Ha' 

zael; qu'Hazael, touche de la sagesse et de la vertu 
zael; that Hazael, touched of the wisdom and of the virtue 

de son esclave, en avoit fait son conseil et son meilleur 

of his slave, of him had made his counsellor and his best 

ami, que cet esclave mis en liberte etoit le me me qui 
friend, that that slave put in liberty was the same icho 



for himself; and you should desire a man who accepts it but 
for your own sake. 

All the Cretans were in a strange astonishment to see two 

strangers who refused royalty, Bought after by so many others; 

wish to know with whom they had come. Nausierates, 

who bad l ■ them from the port to the circus where 

celebrated the games, showed to them Hazael, with whom 

id I had come from the island of Cyprus. But their 

was still greater when they knew that Mentor 

k that Hazael, moved by the wisdom 

i. id made him his counsellor and his 

friend; that thib slave set at liberty was the same who 



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venoit de refuser d'etre roi, et qu'Hazael etoit venu 
came of to refuse of to be king, and that Hazael icas come 

de Damas en Syrie pour s^instruire des lois de 
from Damas . into Syria for himself instruct of the laws of 

Minos, tant l'amour de la sagcsse remplissoit son 
Minos, so much the love of the wisdom filled up his 

coeur. 
heart. 

Les vieillards dirent a Hazael: nous bosons vous 

The old men said to Hazael: ice not dare you 

prier de nous gouverner, car nous jugeons que vous 
to pray of us . to govern, for we judge that you 

avez les memes pensees que Mentor. Vous meprisez 
have the same thoughts as Mentor. You despise 

trop les hommes pour vouloir vous charger de les 
too much the men for to be willing you to charge of them 

conduire: d'ailleurs vous etes trop detache des 
to conduct: besides you are too much detached from the 

richesses et de Peclat de la royaute pour vouloir 
richess and from the lustre of the royalty for to be willing 

acheter cet eciat par les peines aitachees au gouverne- 
tobuy that lustre by the pains attached to the govern- 

ment des peoples. Hazael repondit: Ne croyez pas, 6 

ment of the people. Hazael answered: Not believe , O 

Cretois, que je meprise les hommes. Non, non: je sais 
Cretans, that 1 despise the men. JVb, no: I know 

combien il est grand de travaiiler a les rendre bons 
how much it is great oj to ivork to them render good 



had just refused of being- king, and that Hazael bad come from 
Damas in Syria in order to instruct himself concerning- the 
laws of Minos, so much the love of wisdom filled up his heart. 
The old men said to Hazael: we dare not beg you to govern 
us, for we think that you have the same sentiments as Mentor. 
You despise men too much to charge yourself with their con- 
duct: besides, you are too much detached from riches and the 
lustre of royalty, to wish to buy that lustre with the troubles 
attached to the government of a people. Hazael replied; do 
not believe, O Cretans, that I despise men. No, no; I 
know how great it is to work to render them good 

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et heurcux; mais ce travail est rempli de peines et 
and happy; but this work is full of pains and 

de dangers. L'eclat qui y est attache est faux 
of dangers. The lustre which there is attached is false 

et ne peut eblouir que des ames vaines. La vie 
and not can dazzle but of the minds vain. The life 

est courte; les grandeurs irritent plus les passions 
is short; the grandeurs irritate more the passions 

qu'elles, ne peuvent les contenter: c'est pour 
ton t hey not are able them to content: it is for 

apprendre a me passer de ces faux biens, et non pas 
to learn t& me to pass of these false goods, and not 

pour y parvenir, que je suis venu de si loin. Adieu. 
for there to arrive, that I am come from so far. JIditu. 

Je ne songe qu'a retourner dans une vie 
I not think but to return into a life 

paisible et retiree, ou la sagesse nourrisse mon 
peaceable and retired, where the wisdom may nourish my 

^oeur, et ou les esperances qu'on tire de la vertu pour 
heart, and where the hopes that one draws from the virtue for 

une autre meilleure vie apres la mort me consolent 
an other better life after the death me console 

dans les chagrins de la vieillesse. Si j'avois quelque 
in the chagrins of the old age. If I had some 

chose a souhaiter, ce ne seroit pas d'etre roi, ce 
things to wish for, that not would be of to be king, it 



and happy; but that work is full of pains and dangers. The 
lustre which is attached to it is false, and can dazzle only vain 
minds. Life is short; the grandeur irritate more the passions, 
than they can content them: it is to abstain myself from these 
false goods, and not to obtain them, that I have come from so 
far. Adieu. I think but to return to a peaceable and retired 
life, where wisdom may nourish my heart, and where hopes, 
that we derive from virtue, for another better life after death 
console me in the chagrins of old age. If I had something to 
wish for, it would not be to be king, it 



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seroit de ne me separer jamais de ces deux hommes 
would be of not me to separate ever from these two men 

que vous voyez. 
whom you see. 

Enfin les Cretois s' ecrierent, parlant & Men- 
In fine the Cretans themselves cried out, speaking to Men- 
tor: dites-nous, 6 le plus sage et le plus grand de tous 
tor: say to us, O the most wise and the most great of all 

les mortels, dites-nous done qui est-ce que nous 
the mortals, say to us then who is it whom we 

pouvons choisir pour notre roi: nous ne vous laisserons 
are able to choose for our king: we not you will let 

point aller que vous ne nous ayez appris le choix que nous 
go but you not us have learned the choice that we 

devons faire. II leur repondit: Pendant que j'etois 
must make. He to them answered; Whilst that I was 

dans la foule des spectateurs, j'ai remarque un 
in the crowd of the spectators*, I have remarked a 

homrae qui ne temoignoit aucun empressement: e'est 
man who not showed any eagerness: it is 

un vieillard assez vigoureux. J'ai demande quel 

en old man en$ugh vigorous. I have demanded what 

homme e'etoit, on m'a repondu qu'il s' appeloit 
man it was, they to me have answered that he himself called 

Aristodeme. Ensuite j'ai entendu qu'on lui disoit 

Jiristodemus. Afterwards J have heard that one to him said 

que ses deux enfants etoient au nombre de ceux qui 

that his two children were to the number of those who 



would be never to part from tbese two men whom you see. 

In fine, the Cretans cried out, speaking to Mentor, tell us, 
O the wisest and greatest of all mortals, tell us then who 
is it whom we can choose for our king: we will not let you 
go but after having informed us of the choice which we are 
to make. He replied to them; whilst I was among the crowd 
of spectators, I have remarked a man who showed no eagerness: 
it is an old man, vigorous enough. I have aksed what man he 
was, they answered me that he was called Aristodemus. Af- 
terwards I heard somebody telling him that his two children 
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244 TELEMACHUS. 

combattoicnt; il a paru n'en avoir aucune joie: il a 

combated ; he has appeared not of it to have any joy: he has 

dit que pour Tun il ne lui souhaitoit point les perils 

said as for the one he not to him wished the perils 

de la royaute, et qu'il aimoit trap sa patrie pour 
of the royalty, and that he loved too much his country for 

consentir que l'avtre regnat jamais. Par-la j'ai 
to consent that the other should reign ever. By that I have 

cornpris que ce pere aimoit d'un amour raisonnabie 
comprehended that this father loved of a love reasonable 

Tun de ses enfcnts qui a de la vertu, et qu'il ne 

the one of kis children xohohasof the viiiue, and that he not 

flattoit point 1'atltre dans ses dere^le nents. Ma cu- 
flaltered the other in his disorders. My cu- 

riosite augmentant, j'ai demande quelle a ete la vie 
riosity encreasing, I have demanded what has been the life 

de ce vieillard. Un de vos citoyens m'a repondu: 
tf this old man. One of your citizens to me has answered: 

II a long-temps porte les amies, et il est couvcrt de 
He has long time can ied the arms, and he is covered of 

blessures: mais sa vertu sincere et enneraie de lafiat- 
wounds: but his virtue sincere and enemy of the flai- 

terie Tavoit rendu incommode a Idomenee* 

tery him had rendered incommodious (obnoxious) to Idcmeneus, 

C'est ce qui empecha ce roi de s' en servir dans 
It is that which prevented that king of himself him to serve in 

lc siege de Troie: ii craignitun homme qui lui donneroit 
the siege of Troy: he feared a man who to him would give 



batants; he appeared to have no pleasure of it; he said that as 
for one of them he did not wish him the perils of royalty, and 
that he loved too much his country to consent that the other 
should ever reign. Thereby 1 have understood that he loved 
with a rational love one of his children who is virtuous, and 
that he did not flutter the other in his disorders. My curi« 

oded what had been the life of this old man. 
has answered me; he has a long 1 time car- 
ina, and he is covered with wounds; but his sincere vir- 
mnity to flattery had rendered him obnoxious to Ido- 
re vented this king to make use of him iu the 
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de sages coiiseiis qu'il ne pourroit se resoudre a 

of wise counsels which he not would be able himself resolve tc 

suivre; il fut meme jaloux de la gloire que cet hornme 

follow; he was even jealous of the glory which this man 

ne maiKjueroit pas d'acquerir bientot; ii oubiia tous 
not would fail of to acquire very soon; he forgot all 

ses services; II le laissa ici pauvre, meprise des 

his services; he him left here poor, despised of the 

hommes grossiers et laches qui n'estiment que les 
men brutal and vile who not esteem but ' the 

richesses. Mais, content dans sa pauvrete, il vit 
riches- But, content in his poverty, he lives 

gaiement dans un endroit ecarte de Tisle, 

gaily (cheerfully) in a place remote from the island, 

ou il cultive son champ de ses propres mains. 

where he cultivates his field of (with) his own hands. 

Un de ses fils travaille avec lui; ils s' aiment 
One of his sons works with him; they themselves loved 

tendrement, ils sont heureux. Par leur frugalite et 
tenderly, they are happy. By their frugality and 

leur travail ils se sont mis dans Pabondance 

their work they themselves are put in the abundance 

des choses necessaires a une vie simple. Le sage 
of the things necessary to a life simple. The wise 

vieillard donne aux pauvres malades de son voisinage 
old man gives to the poor sick of his neighbourhood 

tout ce qui lui reste au-dela de ses besoins et de 
all that which to him remains beyond of his wants and of 



him wise councils, which he could not determine himself to fol- 
low; he even was jealous of the glory which this man would 
not fail soon to acquire; he forgot all his services; he left him 
here poor, despised by clownish and mean men, who esteem 
nothing but riches. But content in his poverty, he lives 
cheerfully in a remote part of the island, where he cultivates 
his fields with his own hands. One of his sons work with him; 
they love one another tenderly; they are happy. By their 
frugality and their labour, they have put themselves rn abun- 
dance things necessary to a simple life. This old man gives to 
the sick poor of his neighbourhood, all that which rests beyond 
his wants, and 

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ceux dc son fils. II fait travailler tous les jeunes 
those of his son. He makes to work all the young 

gens; il les exhorte, il les instrtiit; il juge tous 
people', he them exhort, he them instruct; he judges all 

les diffe rents de son voisinage; il est le pere de 

the differences of his neighbourhood; he is the father of 

toutes les families. Le malheur de la sienne est 
all the families. The misfortune of the his own is 

d'avoir un second fils qui n'a voulu suivre aucun de 
of to have a second son who ivho not wished to follow any of 

ses conseils. Le pere, apres avoir long-temps souf- 
his counsels. The father, after to have long times suf- 

fert pour tacher de le corriger de ses vices, V a 
feted in order to try of him to correct of his vices, him has 

enfin chasse: il s' est abandonne a une folle am- 
in fine expelled; he himself is abandoned to a mad am~ 

bition et a tous ses plaisirs. 
bilUm and to all his pleasures. 

Voila, 6 Cretois, ce qu'on m'a raconte. Vous 
Behold j oh Cretans, what one to me has related. You 

devez savoir si ce recit est veritable. Mais 

owe (must) know if that recital is true. But 

±\ cet homme est tel qu'on le depeint, pourquoi 
if that man is such that one him described, why 

^aire des jeux? pourquoi assembler tant 
'o make of the games? why to assemble so many 

d'inconnus? vous avez au-milieu de vous un 
f unknown? you have in the midst of you a 



those of his son. He makes all the young people work; he ex- 

thero; he instructs them; he judges all the differences 

of hi> j; he is tlie lather of all the families. The 

his own is to have a second son who has refused 

illow his advioe. The father, after having- a long- time suf- 

rrect him of his vices, has at last expelled 

him: he b ned himself to a mad ambition, and to all 

. 

hold, O Cretans, what has been related to me, you must 

>• whether this recital is true. But if that man is such as 

ribed, what ? the exhibition of games? why do 

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homme qui vous connoit et que vous connoissez; 
man who you know and whom you know; 



qui 



sait la 



guerre, qui a montre son courage 



who knows the loar, who has shown his courage 

non seulement centre les fleches et contre les 
not only against the arrows and agaii^t the 

dards, mais contre l'arTYeuse pauvrete; qui a 
darts, but against the frightful poverty; xoho has 

meprise les richesses acquises par la flatterie; 

despised the riches acquired by the • flattery; 

qui aime le travail; qui sait combien l'agricuiture 
who loves the work; who knows how much the agriculture 

est utile a un peuple; qui deteste le faste; qui 
is useful to a people; who detest the luxury; who 

ne se laisse point amollir par un amour aveugle 

not himself suffer to effeminate by a love blind 

de ses enfants; qui aime la vertu de Pun, et 
of his children; who loves the virtue of the one , and 

qui cendamne le vice de Pautre; en un mot, un 
who condemns the vice of the other; in a word, a 

homme qui est deja le pere du peuple. Voila 
man who is already the father of the people. Behold 

votre roi, s'il est vrai que vous desiriez de 
your king, if it is true that you would desire of 

faire regner chez vous les lois du sage Minos. 
to make to reign among you the laws of the wise Minos. 

Tout le peuple s'ecria: il est vrai, Aris- 

Ml the people themselves cried out: it is true. Jlris- 



man who knows you, and whom you know; who knows war, 
who has shown his courag-e not only against arrows and against 
darts, but against frightful poverty; who has despised riches 
acquired by flattery; who lores labour; who knows how agri- 
culture is useful to a people; who detests luxury; who does not 
suffer himself to be moved by a blind love of his children; who 
loves the virtue of the one, and who condemns the vices of the 
other; in a word, a man who is already the father of the peo- 
ple.' Behold your king-, if it is true that you desire to cause 
the laws of the wise Minos to reign over you. 
The whole people cried out: it is true,. Aris- 



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todemc est tel que vous le elites; e'est lui qui 
todtmus is siich as you it say; it is he who 

est digne de regner. Les vieillards le firent 
is worthy of to reign. The old men him made 

appeler: on le chercha dans la foule, ou il etoit 
to call: • they him sought in the crowd, where he was 

confondu avee les derniers du peuple. II parut 
confounded with the last of the peuple. He appeared 

tranquille. On lui declara qu'on le faisoit roi. 
tranquil. They to him declared that they him made king. 

II repondit: je n'y puis consentir qu'a trois 
He answered; I not to it can consent but to three 

conditions. La premiere, que je quitterai la royaute 
conditions. The first, that I shall quit the royalty 

dans deux ans si je ne vous rends meillcurs que 
in two years if I not you render better than 

vous n'etes, et si vous resistez aux lois. La 
you not are, and if you resist to the laws. The 

seconde, que je serai libre de continuer une vie 
second, that I shall be free of to continue a life 

simple et frugale. La troisieme, que mes enfants 
simple and frugal. The third, that viy children 

n'auront aucun rang, et qu'apres ma mort on 
not shall have any rank, and that after my death they 

les traitera sans distinction, selon leur merite, 
them will treat without distinction, according to their merit, 

com me le reste des citoyens. 
«t the rest of the citizens. 



todemus is such as you say: it is he who is worthy of reigning-. 
The old men caused him to be called: he was searched among' 
the crowd, where he was confounded among the last of the 
people. He appeared tranquil. They declared to him that 
he was made king: he answered, I cannot consent to it but on 
three conditions. The first, that 1 shall quit the royalty in two 
years if I do not render you better than you are, and if you re- 
sist the laws. The second, that 1 shall be free to continue a 
■imple and frugal life. The third, that my children shall have 
no rank, and that after my death they will be treated without 
distinction, according to their merit, as the rest of the citizens. 



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A ces paroles il s'eleva dans Pair mille cris 
Jit these words it itself rose in the air thousand cries 

de joie. Le diademe fut mis par le chef des 
°f 3°V' The diadem was put by the chief of the 

vieillards gardes des lois sur la tele d'Aristodeme. On 
old men keepers of the laws on the^head of Jirislodemus. They 

fit des sacrifices a Jupiter et aux autres grands Dieux. 
made of the sacrifices to Jupiter and to the others great gods* 

Arislodeme nous fit des presents, non pas avec la 

Aristodemus to us made of the presents, not with the 

magnificence ordinaire aux rois, mais avec une noble 

magnificence ordinary to the kings, but with a noble 

simplicite. II donna a Hazael les lois de Minos ecrites 
simplicity. He gave to Hazael the laws of Minos written 

de la main de Minos rneme; il lui donna aussi 

of (with) the hand of Minos himself; he to him gave also 

un recueil de toute 1'histoire de Crete depuis Sa- 
a collection of all the history of Crete since Sa- 

turne et Page d ? or; il fit mettre dans son vaisseau 
turn and the age of gold; he made to put in his vessel 

des fruits de toutes les especes qui sont bonnes en 
some fruits of all the kinds which are good in 

Crete et inconnues dans la Syrie, et lui offrit tous 
Crete and unknown in the Syria, and to him offered all 

les secours dont il pouvoit avoir besoin. 
the succours of which he could to have need. 

Comrne nous pressions notre depart, il nous fit 
As ive pressed our departure, he for us made 



At these words there arose in the air a thousand cries of joy. 
The diadem was put on the head of Aristodernus, by the chief 
of the old men, guardians of the laws. They made sacrifices to 
Jupiter and, to the other great gods. Aristodemus made us 
presents, not with the usual magnificence of kings, but with a 
noble simplicity. He gave to Hazael the laws of Minos, writ- 
ten by the hand of Minos himself; he gave him also a collection 
of the whole history of Crete from Saturn and of the golden 
age; he caused to be put in his vessel fruits of all kinds which 
are good in Crete, and unknown in Syria, and offered him all 
the succours he might stand in need of. 

As we pressed our departure, he caused 



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preparer un vaisseau avec un grand nombre de bons 
to prepare a vessel ivith a great number of good 

rameurs et d'hommes armes; il y fit mettre dcs 
rowers and of men armed; he in her made to put some 

habits pour nous et des provisions. A I'instant meme 
habits for us and some provisions. At the instant even 

il s' eleva un vent favorable pour aller en Ithaque: 
it itself rose a wind favourable for to go into Ithaca: 

ce vent, qui etoit contraire a Hazael, le contraignit 
that wind, which was contrary to Hazael, him constrained 

d'attendrc. II nous vit partir; il nous embrassa 
vfto wait. He us saw depart* he us embraced 

comme des amis qu'il ne devoit jamais revoir. 

cs of the friends xchom he not owed ever to see again* 

Les Dieux sont justes, disoit-il, ils voient unc 
The gods are just, said he, ihey see a 

amitie qui n'est fondee que sur la vertu: un jour 

friendship which not is founded but upon the virtue: one day 

ils nous reuniront; et ces champs fortunes ou 
they us will reunite; and these fields fortunate where 

>'on dit que les justes jouissent apres la mort d'une 
the one says that the just enjoy after the death of one 

paix eternelle verront nos ames se rejoindre pour 
peace eternal willsee our souls themselves join for 

ne se separer jamais. Oh! si mes cendres 

not themselves separate ever. Oh! if my ashes 

pouvoient aussi etre recueillies avec les votres! En 
oould thus be gathered with the yours! In 



a vessel to be prepared for us, with a great number of good row- 
ers, and of armed men; and in which he caused to be put clothes 
and provisions for us. In an instant a favourable wind arose 
to go to Ithaca; this wind, which was contrary to Hazael, con- 
strained him to wait. He saw us depart; he embraced us as 
friends whom he was never to see again. The gods are just, 
said he, they see our friendship, which is founded but on virtue; 
one day they will unite us; and these fortunate fields, where it 
i*l that the just enjoy after death an eternal peace, will see 
our souls joined together never to part any more. O, if my ashes 
could also be gathered together with yours! in 



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prononcant ees mots, il versoit des torrents de larmes, 

pronouncing these words, he shed a torrent of tears, 

et les soupirs etouffoient sa voix. Nous ne pleurions 
and the sighs suffocated his voice. We not wept 

pas moins que lui: et il nous conduisit au vais- 
less than tu: and he us conducted to the ves- 

seau. 
set. 

Pour Aristodeme, il nous dit: c'est vous qui venez 
As to Aristodemus, he to us said: it is you who come 

de me faire roi; souvenez-vous des dangers ou 
of me to make king; remember you of the dangers where 

vous m'avez mis. Demandez aux Dieux qu'ils 
you me have put. Demand to the gods that they 

m'inspirent la vmie sagesse, et que je surpasse autant 
me inspire the true wisdom, and that I surpass as much 

en moderation les autres hommes, que je les surpasse 
in moderation the other men, as I them surpass 

en autoriie. Pour moi, je les prie de vous conduire 
in authority. As for me, I them pray of you to conduct 

heureusement dans votre patrie, d'y confondre 
happily into your country, of there to confound 

Tinsolence de vos ennemis, et de vous y faire voir 
the insolence of your enemies, and of you there to make to see 

en paix Ulysse regnant avec sa chere Penelope. 
in peace Ulysses reigning with his dear Penelope, 

Telemaque je vous donne un bon vaisseau plein de 
Telemachus I to you give a good vessel full of 



pronouncing these words, he shed a torrent of tears, and sighs 
stopped his voice. We did not weep less than he: and he con- 
ducted us to the vessel. 

As to Aristodemus, he said to us; it is you who have just made 
me king. Think of the dangers in which you have just put 
me. Ask of the gods that they inspire me with true wisdom, 
and that I can surpass as much in moderation the other men 
as I surpass them in authority. As for me, I pray them to con- 
duct you happily into your country, to confound there the in- 
fluence of your enemies, and to make you see in peace Ulys- 
ses reigning with his dear Penelope. Telemachus, I give you 
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ramc-urs et d'hommes armes; lis ponrront vous 

and of men annul; they will be able you 

mea injustes qui persecutent 
is men unjust v:ho persecute 

voire tor, votre sagesse, qui n'a besoin 

your mother. Ok Mentor, your wisdom, which not has need 

de ri< ••), ne me laissc rien a desirer pour vous. 

tiring, not tome leave any thing to desire for you. 

Alicz tous deux, viv eux ensemble; souven^z 

Go all two, live happy together; remember 

vous d' \ ne: et si jamais ies Ithaciens out besoin 

ycu of Jbristodemus: and if ever the Ithacans have need 

di s Cietoift, comptez sur moi ju&qu'au dernier 
of the Cretans, depend upon me even to the last 

soupir de ma vie. II nous embrassa, et nous ne 
sigh of my life. He us embraced, and we no* 

pumes. en <e remerciant,retenir nos formes. 

were able, in aim thanking, to retain our tears. 

Cependant ie vent qui enfloit nos voiles nous 
In the meanwhile the wind which swelled up our sails to us 

promettoit une douce navigation. Deja le mont Ida 
piumised a sweet navigation. Already the mount Ida 

n'etoit plus a nos yeux c|tie comme une colline; tous 
not was more to our eyes but as a hid; all 

les rivages disparoissoient; les cotes du Peioponnese 
the shous disappeared; the coasts of the Peloponnesia 

sembloient s' avancer dans la mer pour venir 
seemed themselves to advance into the sea in order to corns 



rowers and armed men; they will be able to serve you against 
those unjust men who persecute your mother O Mentor! 
your wisdom, which wants no. nine:, leaves me nothing to wish 
tor you. Go both of you, live happy tog-ether; remember 
AristodemuB: and if ever the Ithacans have need of the Cre- 
tans, depend on me even to the hist breath of my life. He em- 

d us; and we could not, in thanking" him, refrain from 

ling tears. In the meanwhile the wind which swell- 
ed our sails promised us a happy navigation. Already the 

it Ida was to our eyes no more than as a hill; all the shore? 

peared: the coast of Peloponnesia began to advance into 

•aas to come 



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au-devant de nous. Tout-a-coup une noire tempete 
to before of us. All to blow a black tempest 

enveloppa le ciel, et irrita toutes les ondes de la 
enveloped the heaven, and irritated all the loaves of the 

mer. Le jour se changea en nuit, et la mort 
sea. The day itself changed into night, and the death 

se presenta a nous. O Neptune, e'est vous qui 
herself presented to us. Oh Neptune, it is you who 

excitates, par votre superbe trident, toutes les eaux 
excited, by your superb trident, all the waters 

de voire empire! Venus, pour se venger de ce 
of your empire! Venus, for herself to revenge cf that 

que nous Tavions meprisee jusques dans son temple 
which we her had despised even in her temple 

de Cythere, alia trouver ce Dieu; elle lui parla avec 
of Cythera, went to find that god; she to him spoke with 

douleur; ses beaux yeux etoient baignes de larmes; 
grief; her beautiful eyes iccre bathed of (in) tears: 

du moins e'est ainsi que Mentor, instruit des choses 
at least it is thus that ^Mentor, instructed of the things 

divines, me Fa assure. Souffrirez vous, Neptune, 
divine, to me it has assured. Will suffer you, Neptune, 

disoit»-elle, que ces impies se jouent impunement 
said she, that these impious themselves sport with impunity 

de ma puissance? Les Dieux memes la sentent; et 
of my poioer? The gods themselves it feel; and 

ces temeraires mortels ont ose condamner tout ce 
these rash mortals have dared to condemn all that 



before us. Suddenly a black tempest overcast the sky and raised 
all the waves of the sea. The day was changed into night 
and death showed herself to us. O Neptune! it is you excited 
by your proud trident, all the waters of your empire! Venus 
in order to revenue herself for the contempt we had shown 
her even in her temple at Cjtbera, went to find that god; she 
spoke to him in her grief, her beautiful eyes were bathed in 
tears; at least it is thub that Mentor, instructed in divine tilings, 
has ascertained it to me. Will you surfer, O Neptune! said 
she, that these impious men sport, with impunity, on my power? 
the gods themselves feel it, and these rash mortals have dared 
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qui se fait clans mon isle. lis se piquent 

which itself makes in my island. They themselves pique 
d'une sagesse a toute epreuve, et ils traitent V amour 
of a wisdom to all proof, and they treat the love 
de folic. Avez-vous oublie que je suis nee clans votre 
of f°Hy- H ave y° u f or S otten ^ iat I am born * n your 
empire? Que tardez-vous a ensevelir dans vos pro- 
anpire? Why delay you to bury in your pro- 

fontls abymes ces deux homines que je ne puis 
found abyss these two men whom I net can 

soufTrir? 
bear? 

A peine avoit-elle parle, que Neptune souleva les 
Hardly had she spoken, that Neptune raised the 

flpts jusqu'au ciel; et Venus rit, croyant notre 
leaves even to heaven; and Venus laughed, believing our 

naufrage inevitable. Notre pilote, trouble, s' ecria 
shipwreck inevitable. Our pilot, troubled, himself cried out 

qu'il ne pouvoit plus resister aux vents qui nous 
that he not could more resist to the loinds which us 
poussoient avec violence vers des rochers: un coup de 
pushed with violence towards the rocks: a blow of 

vent rompit notre mat; et un moment apres nous 
xcind broke our mast; and a moment after we 

entendimes les pointes des rochers qui entr'ouvroient 
heard the points of the rocks which between opened 

le fond clu navire. L'eau entre de tous cotes; 
thebottom of the ship. The water enter of all sides; 



which is doing in my island. They boast of a wisdom which no- 
thing can move, and they treat love as a madness. Have you 
forgotten that L am born in your empire* why do you delay in 
burying into your deep abyss these two men whom I cannot 

Hardly had she spoken that Neptune raised the waves even 
to the sky; and Venus laughed, believing* our shipwreck inevi- 
table. Our pilot, troubled, cried out that he could no longer 
ihc wind which drove us with violence towards the rocks: 
B blast of wind broke our mast; and a moment after we heard 
the points of rocks which opened the bottom of the ship. The 
water springs in on all sides; 



TELEMACHUS. 255 

le navire s' enfonce; tous nos rameurs poussent de 
the ship herself sinks; all our rowers push of 

lamentables cris vers le ciel. J'ernbrasse Men- 
lamentable cities towards the heaven. I embrace Men' 

tor, et je lui dis; voici la mort, il faut la recevoir 
tor 9 and I to him said\ behold the death, it is necessary her to receive 

avec courage. Les Dieux ne nous ont delivres de 
with courage. The gods not us have delivered from 

tant de perils que pour nous faire perir aujourd'hui. 
so many of perils but for us to make perish to-day. 

Mourons, Mentor, mourons. C'est une consolation 
Let us die, Mentor, let its die. It is a consolation 

pour moi de mourir avec vous; il seroit inutile de 
for me of to die with you; it would be useless of 

disputer notre vie contre la tern pete. 
to dispute our life against the tempest. 

Mentor me repondit: le vrai courage trouve toujours 
Mentor tome ansvjered: the true courage finds always 

quelques ressource. Ce n'est pas assez d'etre pret 
some resource. It not is enough of to be ready 

a recevoir tranquillement la mort; il faut, sans 
to receive tranquilly the death; it is necessary, without 

la craindre, faire tous ses efforts pour la repousser. 
her to fear, to make all our efforts for her to repel. 

Prenons, vous et moi, un de ces grands bancs de 
Let us take, you and I, one of these great benches of 

rameurs. Tandis que cette multitude d'hommes 
rowers. Whilst that this multitude % of men 



the ship sinks; all our rowers pushed lamentable cries towards 
the sky. I embrace Mentor, and I said to him; here is death, 
we must receive it with courage. The gods have delivered 
us from so many perils but to make us perish to-day. Let 
us die, Mentor, let us die: it is a consolation for me to die with 
you; it would be useless to dispute, for our life, against the tem- 
pest. 

Mentor replied to me: true courage finds always some re- 
sources. It is not enough to be ready to receive death with 
tranquillity; one must, fearing it, make all his efforts to repel 
it. Let us take, you and I, one of these large benches of row- 
ers, whilst that this timid and stupified multitude of men 



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.256 TELEMACHUS. f 

timidcs et troubles regrette la vie sans chercher 
/ and confounded regret the life without to seik 

Jcs moyens cle la conserver, ne perdons pas un 
the means of it to preserve, not let uS lose a 

moment pour sauver la notte. Aussitot il prend une 
moment for to save the ours. Immediately he takes an 

hache, il acluve de couper le mat qui etoit deja 
axe, he finisl>es of to cut the mast which was already 

rompu, et qui, penchant dans la mer, avoit mis le 
broken, and which, inclining in the sea, had nut the 

vaisseausur le cote: il jette le mat hors du vaisseau, 
vessel on the side: he heaves the mast out of the vessel, 

et s' elancc dessus au milieu des ondes furieuses; 
and himself leaps upon to the middle of the waves furious; 

il m'appelle par mon nom, et m'encourage pour le 
he me calls by my name, and me encourage for him 

suivre. Tel qu'un grand arbre que tous- les vents 
to follow. Such as a great tree ivhicfi all the icinds 

conjures attaquent, et qui demeure immobile sur 
conjured attack, and which remains imnuvabie upon 

ses profondes racines, en sorte que la tern pete ne 

his deep root, in so much that the tempest not 

fait qu'agiter ses feuilles: de meme Mentor, non 
makes but to agitate its leaves: of same Mentor, not 

seulement ferme et courageux, mais doux et tranquille, 
only firm and courageous, but sweet and tranquil, 

sembloit commander aux vents et a la mer. Je le 
teemed to command to the winds and to the sea, I him 



regret life without seeking- the means of preserving* it, let 
us not lose a moment to save ours. He immediately 

I an axe, he finishes to cut the mast which was already 
broken, and which, hanging on the sea, had put the vessel on 
ride; he throw8 the mast out of the vessel and rushes down 
upon it amidst the furious waves; he calls me by my name, 
and encourages me to follow him. Such as a large oak which 
all the winds, conjured together, attack, and which remains 
immovable on ita deep roots, so that the tempest docs but agi- 

ts leaves; SO [Mentor, not only firm and courageous, but 
tranquil, seemed tq command the winds and the sea 

>w Lim. 



TELEMACHUS, 257 

suis. He! qui auroit pu ne le pas suivre etant 
follow. Oh! who would havebeen able not him to follow being 

encourage par lui? 
encouraged by him? 

Nous nous conduisions nous-memes sur ce mat 

We us conducted we ourselves upon that mast 

flottant. C'etoit un grand secours pour nous, car nous 

floating. It was a grand succour for us, for w e 

pouvions nous assoir dessus; et s'il eut fallu nager 
were able us to sit upon; and if it had been necessary to swim 

sans reiache, nos forces eussent ete bientot 
without ceasing, our forces would have been soon 

epuisees. Mais souvent la tempete faisoit tourner 
exhausted. But often the tempest made to turn 

cette grande piece de bois, et nous nous trouvions 

that large piece of wood, and we us found 

enfonces dans la mer; alors nous buvions l'onde amer, 
sunk in the sea; then %oe drank the wave bitter, 

qui couloit de notre bouche, de nos narines et de 
which flowed from our mouth, from our nostrils and from 

nos oreiiles; et nous etions contraints de disputer contre 
our ears; and we were constrained of to dispute against 

lesflots, pour rattraper le dessus de ce mat. 

the surges, for to take hold again the upper part of that mast. 

Queique fois aussi une vague haute comme une 

Some time also a surge so high as a 

montagne venoit passer sur nous, et nous nous 
mountain came to pass over us, and we ourselves 



Oh! who would have been able not to follow him, being encour- 
aged by hi;n. 

We conducted ourselves upon this floating" mast. It was a 
great succour for us, for we could sit upon it: and if we had had 
to swim without a relaxation, our forces would soon have been 
exhausted. But the tempest made this large piece of wood of- 
ten turn upside dowu, and we found ourselves sunk into the sea: 
then we drank the briney wave, which ran out of our mouths, 
of our nostrils and of our ears; and we were constrained to con- 
tend against the surges in order to seize again the upper part 
of that mast. Sometime also a wave as high as a mountain 
came to pass over us, and we 

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TELEMACHUS, 

tenions fcrme, de peur que, dans celte violente secousse, 
hi lit firmt of fear that, in that violent shake, 

le mat> qui etoit notre unique esperance, ne nou3 
the mast, which was our only hope, not from us 

echappat. 
escaped. 

Pendant que nous etions dans cet etat aflfreux, 
Whilst that we were in this condition frightful, 

Mentor, aussi paisible qu'il l'est maintenant sur ce 
Mentor, as calm that he it is now upon this 

sie<^e de gazon, me disoit: croyez-vous Telemaque 
seal of turf, to me said: bdieve you Telemachus 

que votre vie soit abandonnee aux vents et aux flots? 
*hat your life be abandoned to the winds and to the waves? 

Croyez-vous qu'il puissent vous faire perir sans 
Believe you that they can you to make perish without 

l'ordre des Dieux? Non, non; les Dieux decident de 
the order of the gods? No, no; the gods decide of 

tout. C'est done les Dieux, et non pas la mer qu'il 
all. It is then the gods, and not the sea that it 

faut craindre. Fussiez-vous au fond des abymes, 

is necessary to fear. Should be you to the bottom of the abyss, 

la main de Jupiter pourroit vous en tirer. 
the hand of Jupiter would be able you from it to draiv. 

Fussiez-vous dans TOlympe, voyant les astres sous 
Should be you in the Olympus, seeing the stars under 

vos pieds, Jupiter pourroit vous plonker au fond 
your feet, Jupiter would be abL you to plunge to the bottom 



held fast, lest that, in this violent shock, the mast, which was 
our only hope, should escape from us. 

Whilst we were in that frightful condition, Mentor, as tran- 
quil as he is now upon this seat of grass, said to me: do you 
believe, Telemachus, that your life be abandoned to the winds 
and the waves? do you believe that they can make you perish 
without the order of the gods? No, no; the gods determined 
all tiling. It is then the gods, and not the sea, whom we must 
fear. Would you he in the bottom of the abyss, the hand of 
JupiU r would he able to draw you out of it. Would you be in 
g the stars under your feet, Jupiter can plunge 
into the bottom 



TELEMACHC3. 259 

de Fabyme, ou vous precipiter dans ies Oammes du 
of the abyss, or you to precipitate into the flames of the 

noir Tartare. J'ecoutois et j'admirois ce discours 
black Tartarus. I listened and 1 admired that discourse 

qui me consoloit un pen; mais je n'avois pas l'esprit 
which me consoled a little; but I not had the mind 

assez libre pour lui repondre. Ii ne me voyoit 
enough free for to him to answer. He not me saw* 

point: je ne pouvois le voir. Nous passames toute 
/ not could him to see. JVe passed whole 

la Hint, trcmblants de froid et demi-morts, sans 

the night, tremblings of cold and half dead, without 

savoir ou la tempele nous jetoit. Enfin les vents 
to know where the tempest us cast. wit last the icinds 

commencerent a s' appaiser: et la raer, mugissant, 
began to themselves appease: and the sea, lellowing, 

ressembloit a une persofine qui, ayant ete iong-temps ir- 
resembled to a person wlio, having been long time ir- 

ritee, n'a plus qu'un reste de trouble et ci'emotion, 
ritated, not has more bfata rest of trouble and cf emotion, 

etant lasse de se mettre en fureur; elle grondoit 
being tired of herself put in fury; she growled 

sourdement et ses {lots n'etoient presque plus que 
hoarsely and her waves not were almost more but 

comme les billons qu'ontrouve dans un champ laboure. 
as the furrows that one finds in a field tilled. 



of the abyss, or precipitate you into the flames of the black 
Tartarus. I listened to this discourse, and admired it. which con- 
soled me a little: but I had not my mind free enough to answer 
him. He did not see me: I could not see him. We passed all 
the night trembling" with cold, and half dead, without knowing" 
where the tempest cast us. Finally the winds began to abate; 
and the sea, roaring-, resembled a person who, having been a 
long time irritated, has but a remain of trouble and emotion, 
being tired of putting himself in fury. She hoarsely growled, 
and her waves were almost as furrows which are found in 
ploughed fields. 



260 TELEMACHUS, 

Cependant Taurore vint ouvrir au soleil leb 
In the meanwhile the aurora came to open to the sun the 

portes du ciel, et nous annonca un beau jour. 
gates of the heaven, and to us announced a beautiful day. 

L'orient etoit tout en feu; et les etoiles, qui avoient ete 

The east loas all in fire; and the stars, which had been 

si long-temps cachees, reparurent, et s' enfuirent 
so longtime hid, reappeared, and themselves fled away 

a Tarrivee de Phebus. Nous appeixuines de loin 
at the arrival of Phebus. We perceived of far 

la terre, et le vent nous en approchoit: alors je sentis 
the land, and the wind us to it approached: then I felt 

Tesperance renaitre dans mon coeur. Mais nous 
the hope revive in my heart. But we 

n'apperciimes aucun de nos compagnons: selon les 
not perceived any of our companions: according the 

apparences, ils perdirent courage, et la tempete les 
appearances, the lost courage, and the, tempest them 

submergea tous avec le vaisseau. Quand nous fumes 

submerged all with the vessel. When we were 

aupres de la terre, la mer nous poussoit contre des 
near of the land, the sea us pushed against the 

pointes de rochers qui nous eussent brises; mais 
points of rocks which us would have broken; but 

nous tachions de leur presenter le bout de notre mat: 
ioe tried of to them to present the end of our mast: 

et Mentor faisoit de ce mat ce qu'un sage pilote 
and Mentor made of this mast what a wise pilot 



In the meanwhile Aurora came to open to the sun the gates 
of heaven, and announced a beautiful day. All the east was in 
fire; and Ihe stars which had been hid a long: time, reappeared, 
and fled at the arrival of Phoebus. We perceived the land afar 
off: and the wind approached us to it: then I felt hope reviving 
in my heart. Bul we perceived none of our companions. Ac- 
cording- to appearances, they lost courage, and the tempest 
immersed them all with the vessel. When we were near the 
land, the Bea drov< us against the points of rocks which would 
have broken u>: but we endeavoured to present to them the 
end of our mast: and Mentor made with this mast, what a wise 
pilot 



TELEMACHUS. 261 

fait da meilleur gouvernail. Ainsi nous evitames 
makes of the best rudder. Thus ice avoided 

ces rochers affrer.x, et nous trouvames enfin une 
these rocks frightful, and we found in Jive a 

cote douce et unie, on, nageant sans peine, nous 
coast sweet and smooth, where, swimming without trouble, we 

abordames sur le sable. C'est la que vous nous 
landed upon the sand. It is there that you lis 

vites, 6 grande Deesse qui habitez cette isle; c'est 
saw, great goddess who inhabits this island; it is 

la que vous daignates nous recevoir. 
there that you deigned us to receive. 



makes with the best rudder. Thus we avoided these frightful 
rocks, and fouud at last a gentle aod levelled coast, where, 
swimming without pain, we landed on the sand. It is there 
that you saw us, O great goddess who inhabits this Island! it is 
there that you deigned to receive. 



END OF BOOK SIXTH. 



Verbe auxiliaire Avoir. 



INDICATIF. 



Present. 
Sing. J'ai 
Tu as 
II ou elle a. 
. Plur. Nous avons 
Vous avez 
lis ou elles ont. 

Imfiarfuit. 
J'avois 
Tu avois 
II avoit 
Nous avions 
Vous aviez 
lis ou elles avoient, 

Preterit dejini. 
J'eus 
Tueus 
II eut 

Nous eumes 
Vous eutes 
lis eurent. 

Preterit indejini. 
Pai eu 
Tu as eu 
11 a eu 

Nous avons eu 
Vous avez eu 
lis ont eu. 



Preterit anterieur. 
J'eus eu 
Tu eus eu 
11 eut eu 
Nous eiimes eu 
Vous eutes eu 
lis eurent eu. 

Plus-que-fiarfazt, 
J'ayois eu 
Tu avois eu 
II avoit eu 
Nous avions eu ♦ 
Vous aviez eu 
lis avoient eu. 

Futur. 
J'aurai 
Tu auras 
II aura 
Nous aurons 
Vous aurez 
Us auront. 

Futur fiasse. 
J'aurai eu 
Tu auras eu 
11 aura eu 
Nous aurons eu 
Vous aurez eu 
Us auront eu. 



264 CONJUGATION OF VERBS 

CO-YDITIOMYEL. 



Present. 
Paurois 
Tu aurois 
i'l a u roil 
Xous aurions 
Vous auritz 
I Is auroient. 

Passe. 
J 'aurois eu 

Tu aurois eu 
1) auroit eu 
Nous a u lions eu 
Vous auriez eu 
lis auroient eu. 



Imfiarfait. 
Que j'eusse 
Que tu eusses 
Qu'il eut 

Que nous eussions 
Que vous eussiez 
Qu'ils eussent. 

Pieterit. 
Que j'aie eu 
Que tu aies eu 
Qu'il ait eu 
Que nous ayons eu 
Que vous ayez eu 
Qu'ils aient eu. 

Pius que fiarfuit. 



On dit aussi: j'eusse eu, Que j'eusse eu 

tu eusses eu, il eut eu, nous Que tu eusses eu 
eussions eu, vous eussiez 
eu, its eussent eu. 



IMP ERA TIF. 

Point de premiere personnc. 

Aie ou aye 

Qu'il ait 

Ayons 

Ayez 

Qu'ils aient ou ayent. 

SUBJOXCTIF. 

Present oufutu?'. 
Que j'aie 
Que tu aies 
Qu'il ait 
Que nous ayons 
Que vous ayez 
Qu'ils aient. 



Qu'il eut eu 
Que nous eussions eu 
Que vous eussiez eu 
Qu'ils eussent eu 



INF I XI TIF.— Pre sen t. 
Avoir. 

Preterit. 
Avoir eu. 

PARTICIPES. 

Present. 
Ayant. 

Passe. 
Eu, eue, ayant eu. 

Futur. 
Devant avoir. 



CONJUGATION OF VERBS. 



$65 



Verbe auxiliaire Etre. 



INDICATIF* 

Je suis 
Tu es 

II ou elle est 
Nous sommes 
Vous etes 
Us ou elles sont. 

Imjiarfait. 
J'etois 
Tu etois 
II ouelle etoit 
Nous etions 
Vous etiez 
Us ou elles etoient. 

Preterit definu 
Je fus 
Tu fus 
II fot 

Nous fumes 
V'ous futes 
Us furent. 

Preterit indejinu 
J'ai ete 
Tu as ete 
Ii a ete 

Nous avons etc 
Vous avez ete 
Us ont ete. 

Preterit anterieur. 
J'eus eie 
Tu eus ete 
U eut ete 
Nous eumes ete 
Vojs eutes ete 
Us eurent ete. 



Plus-que-fiarfait, 
J'avoisete 
Tu avois ete 
U avoit ete 
Nous avions ete 
Vous aviez ete 
Us avoient ete 

Futur. 
Je serai 
Tu seras 
II sera 
Nous serous 
Vous serez 
Us seront. 

Futur fiasse* 
J'aurai ete 
Tu auras ete 
II aura ete 
Nous aurons ete 
Vous aurez ete 
Us auront ete. 

COMDITIOJYJYJELS. 
Present. 
Je serois 
Tu serois 
II seroit 
Nous serions 
Vous seriez 
Us seroient. 

Pasaes 
J'aurois he 
Tu aurois ete 
U auroit ete 
Nous aurions ete 
Vous auriez ete 
Us auroient ete. 



CONJUGATION OF VERBS. 



On dit aussi: j'eus ete y 
tu eusses ete, il eut ete^ nous 
cussio?is ete, -vous eussiez 
ete> Us eusscnt ete. 

IMP ERA TIF. 

Point de fircmiere fiersonne. 

Sois 

Qu'il soit 

Soyons 

Soyez 

Qu'ils soient. 

SUBJOJVC7IF. 

Present. 
Que je sois 
Que tu sois 
Qu'il soil 
Que nous soyons 
Que vous soyez 
Qu'ils soient. 

Imfiarfait. 
Que je fusse 
Que tu fusses 
Qu'il fut 

Que nous fussions 
Que vous fussiez 
Qu'ils fussent. 



Pre tern ■ 
Que j'aie ete 
Que tu aics ete 
Qu'il ait ete 
Que nous ayons ete 
Que vous ayez ete 
Qu'ils aient ete, 

Plus-que-fiarfait. 
Que j'eusse ete 
Que tu eusses ete 
Qu'il eut ete 
Que nous eussions ete 
Que vous eussiez ete 
Qu'ils eussent ete 



Etre. 



IJYFIJVITIF. 

Present* 



Present. 



Avoir ete. 

PARTICIPES. 

Present. 
Etant. 

Passe. 
•Ete, ayant ete. 

Futur. 
Devant etre. 



PREMIERE CONJUGAISON. 

En er. 

IKDICATIF. 



Present. 



J'aime 
Tu aimcs 



II ou elle aime. 
Nous aimons 
Vous aimez 
lis ou elles aiment 



CONJUGATION OF VERES. 



267 



A Imfiarfait. 
J'aimois 
Tu aimois 
II aiinoit 
Nous aimions 
Vous aimiez 
lis oa elles aimoient. 

Preterit dejini. 
J'aimai 
Tu aimas 
II aima 

Nous aimames 
Vous aimates 
Us aimerent. 

Preterit indefini. 
J'ai aime 
Tu as aime 
U a aime 
Nous avons aime 
Vous avez aime 
Us ont aime. 

Preterit anterieur. 
J'eus aime 
Tu eus aime 
II eut aime 
Nous eumes aime 
Vous eutes aime 
Us eurent aime. 

Plus-que-parfait. 
Pav&is aime 
Tu avctis aime 
II avo.it aime 
Nous avions aime 
Vous aviez aime' 
Us avc^ent aime. 



Futur. 



JVimerai 



Tu aimeras 
II aimera 
Nous aimerons 
Vous aime re z 
Us aimeront. 

Futur fiasse. 
J'aurai aime 
Tu auras aime 
II aura aime 
Nous aurons aime 
Vous aurez aime 
Us auront aime. 

CONDITIOXNELS. 

Present. 
j'aimerois 
Tu aimerois 
II aimeroit 
Nous aimerions 
Vous aimeriez 
Us aimeroient. 

Passe. 
J'aurois aime 
Tu aurois aime 
II auroit aime 
Nous aurions aime 
Vous auriez aime 
Us auroient aime. 

On dit aussi: peusse 
aime, tu eusses aime, il eut 
aime, nous cussions aime, 
vous eussiez aimc^ Us ens- 
sent aime. 

IMPERATIF. 

Point de firemiere per somie . 

Aime 

Qu'il aime 



268 

Aimons 
Aimez 
Qu'ils aiment. 

SUBJONCTIF. 

Present oxxfutur. 
Que j'aime 
Que tu aimes 
Qu'il aime 
Que nous aimions 
Que vous aimies 
Qu'ils aiment. 

Imfiarjait, 
Que j'aimasse 
Que tu aimasses 
Qu'il aimat 
Que nous aimassions 
Que vous aimassiez 
Qu'ils aimassent. 



CONJUGATION OP VERBS. 



Que vous ayez aime 
Qu'ils aient aime. 

Plus-que-fiarfait. 
Que j'eusse aime 
Que tu eusses aime 
Qu'il eut aime 
Que nous eussions aime 
Que vous eussiez aime 
Qu'ils eussent aime. 

infinitif. 

Present. 
Aimer. 

Passe. 
Avoir aime. 

PARTIC1PES. 

Present. 
Aimant. 



Prttirit. 
Que j'aie aime 
Que tu aies aime 
Qu'il ait aime 
Que nous ayons aime 

Ainsi se conjuguent les verbes chanter, danser, man- 
ger, afifieler, et tous ceux dont Finfinitif se termine en 
er. 



Passe. 
Aime, aimee, ay ant aime* 

Futur. 
Devant aimer. 



SECONDE CONJUGAISON. 

EniR. 



LYDIQATIF. 


11 finit 




Nous finissons 


Present. 


Vous finissez 


Je finis 


lis ftnissent. 


Tu finis 





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Imfiarfait. 
Je finissbis 
Tu finissois 
II finissoit 
Nous finissions 
Vous finissiez 
Us iinissoient. 

Preterit defini. 
Je finis 
Tu finis 
II finit 

Nous finimes 
Vous finites 
Us finirent. 

Preterit indefinu 
J'ai fini 
Tu as fini 
II a fini 

Nous avons fini 
Vous avez fini 
lis ont fini. 

Preterit anterieur. 
Peus fini 
Tu eus fini 
II eut fini 
Nous eumes fini 
Vous eutes fini 
Us eurent fini. 

Plus -que-fiarf ait. 
J'avois fini 
Tu avois fini 
II avoit fini 
Nous avions fini 
Vous aviez fini 
Us avoient fini. 



Je finirai 



Futur, 



Tu finiras 
II finira 
Nous finirons 
Vous finirez 
Us finiront. 

Futurfiasse. 
J'aurai fini 
Tu auras fini 
II aura finit 
Nous aurons fini 
Vous aurez fini 
Us auront fini. 

CONDITIOJVJVELS. 

A Present, 
Je finirbis 
Tu finirois 
II finiroit 
Nous finirioas 
Vous finiriez 
lis finiroient. 

^ Passe. 
J'aurois fini 
Tu aurois fini 
II auroit fini 
Nous aurions fini 
Vous auriez fini 
Us auroient fini. 

On dit aussr. j'eussejini, 
tu eusses Jini, il eut jini> 
nous eussions Jini, vous 
eussiezjini, Us eus sent Jini. 

IMPERATIF. 

Point de premier $j\er sonne < 

Finis 

Qu'il finisse 



270 

Finissons 
Finissez 
Qu'ils finissent. 



SUBJOJVCTIF. 

Present ou Futur. 
Que je finisse 
Que tu finisses 
Qu'il finisse 
Que nous finissions 
Que vous finissiez 
Qu'ils finissent. 



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Imfiarfait. 
Que je finisse 
Que tu finisses 
Qu'il finit 
Que nous finissions 
Que vous finissiez 
Qu'ils finissent. 

Preterit. 
Que j'aie fini 
Que tu aies fini 
Qu'il ait fini 
Que nous ayons fini 



Que vous ayez fini 
Qu'ils aient fini. 

Plus-que-jiarfait. 
Que j'eusse fini 
Que tu eusses fini 
Qu'il eut fini 
Que nous eussions fini 
Que vous eussiez fini 
Qu'ils eussent fini. 



Finir. 



iNFimriF. 

Present, 



Preterit. 



Avoir fini. 

PARTICIPES. 

Present. 
Finissant. 

Passe*. 
Fini, finie, ayanl fini. 

Futur. 
Devant finir. 



Ainsi se conjuguent avertir, guerir, ensevelir, benir\ 
mais ce dernier a deux participes, binit, btnite, pour 
les choses consacrees par les prieres des pretres: bdni y 
btnie par-tout ailleurs. Hair; mais ce verbe fait au 
present de l'indicatif je hais, tu hais, il halt; on prononce 
je he Sy tu hesy il het. 



TROISIEME CONJUGAISON, 

En oir. 



WDICATIF. 

Pr6sent. 
Je recois 
Tu re$ois 



II recoit 
Nous recevons 
Vous recevez 
lis recoivent. 



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Imfiarfait. 
Je recevois 
Tu recevois 
II recevoit 
Nous recevions 
Vous receviez 
Us recevoient. 

Preterit definu 
Je regus 
Tu regus 
11 re gut 
Nous regumes 
Vous regutes 
Us regurent. 

Preterit indejinu 
J'ai regu 
Tu as regu 
II a regu 
Nous avons regu 
Vous avez recu 
Us ont regu. 

Preterit anterieur. 
J'eus regu 
Tu eus regu 
II eut regu 
Nous eumes regu 
Vous eutes regu 
Us eurent regu. 

Flus-que-fiarfait. 
J'avois regu 
Tu avois regu 
II avoit regu 
Nous avions regu 
Vous aviez regu 
Us avoient regu. 

Futur. 
Je recevrai 
Tu recevras 



II recevra 
Nous recevrons 
Vous recevrez 
Us recevronk 

Futur p as sex 
J'aurai recu 
Tu auras regu 
II aura regu 
Nous aurons regu 
Vous aurez regu 
Us auront regu. 

CONDITIOJYJVELSt 

Present. 
Je recevrois 
Tu recevrois 
II recevroit 
Nous recevrions 
Vous recevriez 
U recevroient. 

Passe. 
J'aurois regu 
Tu aurois regu 
II auroit regu 
Nous aurions regu 
Vous auriez regu 
Us auroient regu. 

On dit aussi: j'eusse regu, 
tu eusses regu, il eut reguj 
nous eussions regu, vous 
eussiez regu 9 ils eussent 
regu. 

IMPERATIF. 

Point de /iremierefiersonne.- 

Regois 

Qu'il regoive 

Recevons 



279. 

Recevez 

Qu'ils recoivcnt. 

SUBJOjVCTIF. 

Present ou futur. 
Que je regoive 
Que lu recoives 
Qu'il recoive 
Que nous recevions 
Que vous receviez 
Qu'ils recoivent. 

Imfrarfait. 

Que je recusse 
Que iu recusses 
Qu'il rtgut. 
Que nous recessions 
Que vous recussiez 
Qu'ils re$ussent. 



CONJUGATION OF VERBS. 



Que vous ayez recu 
Qu'ils aient recu. 

Plus -quc-fiarf ait. 
Que ;'eu >i>e rt§u 
Que tu eusses recu 
Qu il eut re9U 
Que nous tussions recu 
Que vous tussiez recu 
Qu'ils eussent regu. 

IJYFIJYITIF. 

Present. 
Recevoir. 

Preterit, 
Avoir recu. 

PARTICIPES. 

Present* 
Recevant. 



Preterit. 
Que j'aie regu 
Que tu aies regu 
Qu'il ait re§u 
Que nous ayons re$u 

Ainsi se conjuguent afiercevoir, concevoir, devoir ■, 
fierce voir. 



Passe. 
Recu, regue, ayant regu. 

Futur, 
Devant recevoir. 



QUATRIEME CONJUGAISON. 

En re. 



INDICJ1TIF. 

Present. 
Je rends 
Tu rends 
11 rend 

Nous rendons 
Vous renciez 
lis rendent. 



Inijiarfait. 
Je rendols 
Tu rendois 
II rendoit 
Nous rendions 
Vous rendiez 
lis rendoicRt. 



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Z7$ 



Prtfirit de/ini. 
Je rendis 
Tu rendis 
II rendit 
Nous rendimes 
Vous rendites 
lis rendirent. 

Preterit indefini. 
J'ai rendu 
Tu as rendu 
II a rendu 
Nous avons rendu 
Vous avez rendu 
lis ont rendu. 

Preterit anterieur. 
J'eus rendu 
Tu eus rendu 
Ileut rendu 
Nous eumes rendu 
Vous eutes rendu 
lis eurent rendu. 

Plus-gue-fiarfait. 
J'avois rendu 
Tu avois rendu 
II avoit rendu 
Nous avions rendu 
Vous aviez rendu 
lis avoient rendu. 

Futur. 
Je rendrai 
Tu rendras 
II rendra 
Nous rendrons 
Vous rendrez 
Us rendront. 

Futur fiasse. 
Paurai rendu 
Tu auras rendu 



II aura rendu 
Nous aurons rendu 
Vous aurez rendu 
Us auront rendu. 

CONMTIONNELS. 

Present . 
Je rendrois 
Tu rendrois 
II rendroit 
Nous rendrions 
Vous rendriez 
Us rendroient. 

Passe*. 
J'aurois rendu 
Tu aurois rendu 
II auroit rendu 
Nous aurions rendu 
Vous auriez rendu 
Us auroient rendu 

On dit zussiifeusse ren- 
du, tu eusses rendu, il eut 
rendu, nous eussions rendu , 
vous eussiez rendu. Us eus- 
sent rendu. 

IMPERJ1TIF. 

Point de premiere fiersonne. 

Rends 

Qu'il rende 

Rendons 

Rendez 

Qu'ils rendent. 

SUBJONOTIF. 

Pre s en tou futur. 
Que je rende 
Que tu rendes 
Qu'il rende 
Que nous rendions 



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Que vous rendiez 
Qa'ils rendent. 

Imfiarfait. 
Que je rendisse 
Que tu rendisses 
Qu'il rendit 
Que nous rendissions 
Que vous rendissiez 
Qu'ils rendissent. 

Preterit. 
Que j'aie rendu 
Que tu aies rendu 
Qu'il ait ren/iu 
Que nous ayons rendu 
Que vous ayez rendu 
Qu'ils aient rendu 

Plus-que-fiarfait. 

Que j'eusse rendu 
Que tu eusses rendu 

Ainsi se conjuguent attendre, entendre, sus/iendre, 
vendre. 



Qu'il eut rendu 
Q le nous eussions rendu 
Que vous eussiez rendu 
Qu'ils eussent rendu. 

WFINITIF. 

Present. 
Rendre. 

PritMt. 
Avoir rendu. 

PJ1RTICIPES. 

Present. 
Rendant. 

Passt. 
Rendu, rendue,ayant rendu. 

Futur. 
Devant rendre. 



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On appelle temps pi*imitifs d'un verbe ceux qui ser* 
vent a former les autres temps dans les quatre conju- 
gaisons. 





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